Patent ID: 6883676

Claim:
A garbage storage device including a base, a bin installed on the base, a pedal mounted on the bin, a lid mounted on the bin, a linkage arranged between the pedal and the lid, with the linkage including a first lever having a first end for manual engagement and a second end, a second lever including a first end connected with the second end of the first lever and a second end connected with the lid, with the first lever being pivotally mounted relative to the bin about a first axis extending in a direction including the first and second ends of the first lever, with the first end of the second lever being pivotally connected with the second end of the first lever about a second axis parallel to but spaced from the first axis; and a buffer arranged between the base and the linkage wherein the buffer includes a spring connected between the base and the linkage, and wherein the buffer includes a first cylinder including a closed end connected with the base and an open end through which the spring is inserted and a second cylinder including an open end through which the spring is inserted and a closed end connected with the linkage with the first cylinder being movable relative to the second cylinder, with the spring being sandwiched between the closed ends of the first and second cylinders, wherein one closed end connected to the base and the other closed end connected to the first end of the second lever at the connection with the first lever.