Patent ID: 6920994

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 including a crankshaft and a rod, the crankshaft including a shaft rotatably mounted on the base a first crank extending from the shaft for contact with the pedal and a second crank extending from the shaft, the rod including a middle portion, a first end extending from the middle portion into a connection with the second crank and a second end extending from the middle portion into connection with the lid, with the connection of the rod first end with the second crank moving in a curved trajectory; a buffer including a first end connected with the base and a second end connected with the first end of the rod, with spacing between the first and second ends of the buffer changing with movement of the connection of the rod first end with the second crank in the curved trajectory; and a guide mounted on the base, with the first end of the rod sliding along and being guided by the guide while moving in the curved trajectory and ensuring smooth movement of the first end of the rod in the curved trajectory.