Patent attributes
A garbage storage device includes 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 and a buffer arranged between the base and the linkage. The buffer includes a first cylinder including a closed end connected with the base and an open end through which a 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. The first cylinder is partially inserted in the second cylinder. The first cylinder includes an ear formed at the closed end and mounted on ears of the base. The second cylinder includes a tube transversely extending from the closed end for receiving the first end of the second lever.