with the holes not shown through the side plates 52 54 to provide further support for the shaft 90 as best shown in fig2 and 12 the locking members 36 38 are cantilevered on tile shaft 90 to permit pivotal movement of the locking members 36 38 about the axis 92 between a locked position fig2 and a released position fig1 in the locked position the lid restraining portions 82 overlie the lids 18 20 to prevent the lids from pivoting out of their closed position in the released position the lid restraining portions 82 are pivoted away from the lids 18 20 thereby permitting the lids 18 20 to pivot out of the closed position to permit trash to be deposited in the interior of the trash bin 10 as best shown in fig3 and 6 the abutment member 40 is coupled to the shaft 90 in a conventional manner as by welding the abutment member 40 comprises a pair of cantilevered abutment blocks 98 100 joined by a web 102 which is welded to the two abutment blocks 98 100 the two abutment blocks 98 100 each carry a block 104 106 the abutment member 40 is coupled to the shaft 90 such that restraining the pivotal movement of the abutment member 40 likewise restrains the pivotal movement of the locking members 36 38 between their locked and released positions as best shown in fig7 the pawl 42 comprises a block of metal having a.