Securing device

Abstract

The present invention provides a securing device for securing, gripping and hanging items, such as securing a liner to a receptacle or surface of an object comprising protrusions and recesses, wherein the protrusions are removably secured in the recesses to retain the securing device in a closed position and for enabling liner material to be firmly grasped between the surfaces of the protrusions and recesses.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A securing device comprising: 
 a set of one or more protrusions;    a set of one or more recesses for receiving a protrusion so that in a closed position at least one of the set of protrusions is removably securable in a recess.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said device is biased in an open position.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a liner material may be gripped by surfaces of a protrusion and a recess receiving said protrusion.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , further comprising an extended protrusion for pressing the liner against an object surface.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a gripping mechanism to enable an item to be gripped by said mechanism when the device is in a closed position.  
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein the gripping mechanism exhibits smooth surfaces between which an item is grasped.  
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a bend through which an item may pass through and be retained by the device in a closed position.  
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a recess further comprises a channel for receiving a protrusion.  
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is formed from an extrusion process.  
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device exhibits a width that enables adherence to an object surface that exhibits a specified curvature.  
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device exhibits a curvature that conforms to the curvature of an object surface to which the device is adhered.  
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a recess forms a continuous closed-path channel conformal to a protrusion that forms a continuous closed-path channel.  
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein a recess forms a socket for receiving a protrusion.  
     
     
         14 . A securing device, comprising at least one protrusion and at least one recess for receiving a protrusion; wherein the device is removably retainable in a closed position by reception of at least one protrusion into at least one recess.  
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein a liner material may be gripped by surfaces of a protrusion and a recess receiving said protrusion.  
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , further comprising a region for containing excess liner material.  
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 14 , further comprising a gripping mechanism to enable an item to be gripped by said mechanism when the device is in a closed position.  
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 14 , further comprising a bend through which an item may pass through and be retained by the device in a closed position.  
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , wherein the device is employed to hang one or more items passing through the bend.  
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 14 , further comprising a handle to facilitate lifting of the object to which the device is adhered.