When it's time to put the rain barrel away for the winter season, empty the rain barrel, remove the screws and Flexi-Fit Diverter and cover the hole in the downspout with this winter cover plate.
Take a piece of fishing nylon and thread it through the screw hole. Loop the other end through the Flexi-Fit diverter screw hole. Now they will both be tied together and always hanging on the downspout pipe.