Patent ID: 8240499

Claim:
A trashcan with a hydraulic drop-deceleration mechanism comprising: a. a can body; b. a lid installed on top of the can body; c. a connection pole for push-open connection, wherein the lid is connected to the connection pole at a top connection pole end; d. a foot pedal, wherein the connection pole is connected to the foot pedal via a lever at a bottom connection pole end; e. a hydraulic mechanism for drop-deceleration, wherein the hydraulic mechanism is connected to the connection pole by a connector; wherein the hydraulic mechanism has a chamber filled with hydraulic fluid, wherein the hydraulic mechanism further comprises a gliding rod moving within the chamber, wherein the gliding rod forms a tip at a gliding rod lower end and wherein the gliding rod connects to the connection pole at a gliding rod upper end, further comprising upper and lower fluid storage chambers; further comprising a piston slidingly mounted in the hydraulic mechanism and biased in a lid open position by a spring, wherein the tip seats on a fluid aperture on the piston in a closed position, wherein when the gliding rod moves up, the tip is removed from the fluid aperture in an open position allowing hydraulic fluid to flow between the lower chamber and the upper chamber, and wherein when the gliding rod glides downward, the tip closes the fluid aperture, and slows hydraulic fluid flow between the lower chamber and the upper chamber.