Features:

  • Lids lower gently,Ideal for SOFT CLOSING lid to prevent from slamming so that it won't smash kid's fingers
  • Force:33 Lbs(150 N),Length (Center-to-Center): 8.7 Inch(220 mm),Extended Length (Center-to-Center):14.2 Inch(360 mm)
  • SOFT DOWN the door/lid which the SIDE LENGTH is between 10 and 30 Inch, the WEIGHT is between 10 and 30 Lbs
  • As the Installation,the measurements are 3 1/2 Inch /90 mm from the back of the lid, 7 5/8 Inch/195 mm from the back of the cabinet, and 8 5/8 inch/220 mm from the bottom of the cabinet. While if unfortunately you feel it's too weak,you can move the mounting point on the lid 20 mm(0.79 inch) towards the opposite direction of the hinges, OR you can move it on the cabinet 20 mm(0.79 inch) towards the back of the cabinet
  • We offer 1 YEAR 100% SATISFACTORY WARRANTY, if unfortunately our SOFT DOWN LID GAS STRUT did not work well ,please kindly contact us for exchange, refund or return
No more crunched fingers or slammed lids on our old toy chest!

These did exactly what I wanted them to do. They make our 30 year old toy box lid close slowly so our child doesn't get her fingers slammed shut. Like many others, I can attest to the fact that the directions are garbage and poorly translated. But, if you can convert millimeters to inches and can read a simple schematic, you should be okay. After I installed one of the supports, I tested the lid and it worked great! It slowed down to where a child could easily lower the lid on their own and not get their fingers pinched. I installed the second support and the lid closed even slower! Using both supports, it takes the lid at least 10 seconds to fully close on its own. Instructions aside, I am very very pleased with these. Total install time was about 45 minutes, but only because I couldn't attach the supports directly to the inside of the box (due to where the toy box lid rests). If you can attach the supports directly to the box, you should be able to install both supports together in under 30 minutes.

Great product for its intended purpose (DIY PROJECTS)

After finding out I was going to be a first time dad. I kicked into bob the builder on starting to redo my office into a nursery. I decided to build a custom toy box built into the closet. After getting it built I realized the lid closed a little hard for my liking. If a newborn baby decided to open it up it would easily of slammed there fingers right in it. After so research I came across this and felt it would be a perfect addition to prevent any fingers From being smashed.. after figuring best way to install it worked just as I planned and comes down very slow without slamming.. overall great product to its intended purpose

Works as described and perfect for what I needed on a project for a late 1800s chest closer.

I purchased an old trunk from the late 1800s at a flea market. I wanted to use it as a blanket/toy trunk. We have younger kids and so I was worried about it slamming closed. The way the trunk was shaped it took some work to figure out how to best mount these to the lid. I ended up only being able to use one, but after about 30 minutes of creating a shim due to the way the trunk is made, I was able to install. It works great. Opens great, push closed and it slowly lowers the lid so no little fingers can get hurt on the door. Would definitely buy again. Works as described and perfect for what I needed it for.

Worked like an charm on my toy box!

I wanted to get a little support for the lid of my sons Toybox and was a little unsure which struts to go with. I saw some mixed reviews on these especially regarding installation so was hesitant but went with them first anyway. Installation took about 20 minutes total for both struts. I probably could just installed one and been done, but the lid is fairly heavy and I was worried about it slamming down if someday it failed. Installation was simple. For what it’s worth, the hardest part about it was converting the measurements on the instructions from millimeters to inches. I adjusted them to hold the lid open to just over 90*, and it still fully closes at a slow rate so any pinched fingers shouldn’t have much of any force behind it. If you just tap it shut, it takes 5+ seconds for the lid to actually close which is great. Even when I only had the first strut installed, it closed a little bit faster but it was still at a relatively safe speed for my application.

Great product, very affordable and easy to use.

Impressively easy to install. The directions are in metric units and I am American so I had to convert but that's not big deal. The chest I built... the measurements are 3 1/2" from the back of the lid (do this bracket last so you can line up the closer with the side of the cabinet), 7 7/16 from the back of the cabinet, and 8 5/8 from the bottom of the cabinet. Pretty simple. All you have to do is fasten 2 plates in those locations and then clip the closer on...pretty much all there is to it.

Works great, some caveats.

I purchased to install on a window bench seat for a bay window (t has a box underneath). The lid is approximately 1' x 6' x 3/4" thick solid oak, so reasonably heavy. Yes, instructions were included, NO the measurements were not that picky. The struts ship compressed, because they are soft close. They don't work by exerting pressure to stay open, they work by slowing the flow of air out of the spring on compression. I installed two to support the lid. I used a center divider in the chest section of the seat to mount both. The only issue was that they do NOT hold the lid open. It starts to close as soon as you let go (just nice and slow). I used a separate single 7" gas strut that the same seller lists on amazon for propping the lid up. it actually works great to have all three. When I open it, it stays open. There's a range in which is just stays open. When I close it a little, the weight of the lid takes over and these kick into action. Now, it doesn't close super super gentle, and it might hurt little fingers a little, but I put my hand in there and it closed just hard enough for me to register it. I actually think that's good, b/c it might smart a little hand, but it won't hurt it significantly - just enough to make the kids remember not to put their hand in there when it is closing!

Strong, sturdy, easy to install and safe! 5 stars well deserved!

We put these on an antique trunk that we are using as a toy box. They are STRONG! I actually bought these BECAUSE the negative reviews were that they were too strong. Our lid is between 10-15 pounds, so strong was just what we needed. These were easy to install and we have been using them for a over a month now. Even if they do soften up a bit, the lid closes so slowly that there’s plenty of time to move little fingers out of the way! If you have a heavy lid and precious digits to protect, I highly recommend these hinges.

Full Reviews