Abstract: A liner retainer device for attachment to a folded upper section of a liner of a waste container comprises an elongated flexible unitary body having a first side which is printable and a second side upon which is applied pressure sensitive adhesive with a paper release covering adhered thereto. The paper release covering is scored so as to be divided into three segments, one defining a first end portion, one defining a second end portion and one defining a mid-section portion. The liner retainer body is formed of a thin material having sufficient elasticity to be disposed over uneven surface and material without exceeding the elastic limit of the material and with sufficient tensile strength to resist breaking or tearing.

Abstract: A hand grip for attachment to an elongated cord-like element comprises a unitary body provided with a first aperture adjacent a first end of the body, a second aperture adjacent a second end of the body, a first slit extending from the first end to the first aperture, and a second slit extending from the second end to the second aperture. The apertures and the slits are located with respect to one another such that a first pair of transverse tabs are provided between the first aperture and the first end, that a second pair of transverse tabs are provided between the second aperture and the second end, and that the tabs of each pair of transverse tabs are separated by one of the slits. The grip body is formed of a material having sufficient elasticity such that the body can be longitudinally bent into a longitudinal channel without exceeding the elastic limit of the material.

Abstract: A hand grip for attachment to an elongated cord-like element comprises a unitary body provided with a first aperture adjacent a first end of the body, a second aperture adjacent a second end of the body, a first slit extending from the first end to the first aperture, and a second slit extending from the second end to the second aperture. The apertures and the slits are located with respect to one another that a first pair of transverse tabs are provided between the first aperture and the first end, that a second pair of transverse tabs are provided between the second aperture and the second end, and that the tabs of each pair of transverse tabs are separated by one of the slits. The hand body is formed of a material having sufficient elasticity that the body can be longitudinally bent into a longitudinally channel without exceeding the elastic limit of the material.

Abstract: A bottle carrier 1 comprises a thin flexible strip 10 that is provided with a bottle-engaging portion 12, a mid-portion 14, and a carrying portion 16. The bottle-engaging portion 12 contains an aperture 18 having a special periphery configured with certain peripheral elements designed to engage the bottle carrier 1 with a bottle 2. Whether the bottle carrier 1 is designed to carry a single bottle, or to carry two bottles, each bottle-engaging portion 12 thereof will have an aperture 18 for each bottle and each aperture 18 will have the special periphery with the aforesaid peripheral elements. Aperture 18 comprises a semi-circular portion bounded by a semi-circular edge 20 that circumscribes an arc of at least 180.degree.

Abstract: A hand-held slitting device for slitting open a package having a sealed edge, the hand-held slitting device having an insertion slot and a pointed blade protruding into an insertion slot. The package may be inserted into the insertion slot so as to bring a surface of the package against the pointed blade, and slit open by manipulating the package and the slitting device so as to cause the pointed blade to pierce the sealed edge and to cut through the sealed edge as the package is withdrawn from the insertion slot. The slitting device comprises a main body section of a size that is convenient to be grasped by a user's thumb and fingers, an arm section extended from the body section and provided with an inwardly extending end protrusion, and a slitting blade provided with an exposed sharpened cutting edge. The slitting blade is mounted by the body section in a way such that its sharpened cutting edge is inclined forwardly to end at a tip that is disposed adjacent to the end protrusion.

Abstract: A tool for lifting container lid lift tabs comprises a thin, relatively long and narrow body suitable for holding in a user's thumb and fingers. The body has a front edge and top and bottom surfaces, the front edge having a beveled undersurface that extends rearwardly and downwardly at an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface whereby the tool may be slipped under a container lid tab with the beveled undersurface aligned generally parallel with surface of the container lid. The top surface has a generally planar main area and has a concavity located adjacent the front edge, the concavity intersecting the front edge and having a sloped container lid tab-contacting surface that extends upwardly and rearwardly from the front edge until intersecting with the top main area.