Lid Stay Hinge Soft Close Safety Lid Support Toy Box Hinge

RUYUFE Toy Box Soft Close Lid Support 70N-120N After two attempts with other devices, these are actually soft closing. The gas shock type required mounting lower on the sides than was possible on these window seats. The metal adjustable type (QBOSO) were not really soft closing. After closing slowly for about 45 degrees, the lid slammed shut. These are better suited to a downward opening lid. It would be soft opening in this case. I installed one of the Ruyufe lid supports on each of two 13.5” x 52 3/4” window seat lids. The lids have two flush mounted hinges and weigh 10-12 lbs. each. I added blocks to the sides to extend the mounting surfaces. After attaching the top bracket as recommended in the instructions at 6 inches from the back edge, the lid only opened to about 75 degrees. Moving this bracket down 3/4” allowed the lid to open to 90 degrees. This resulted in the screw closest to the hinge to be centered 5 1/4” from the hinge side of the lid. The Ruyufe lid supports allow a secure opening to 90 degrees with the installation modification explained above. Pull the lid down 5-10 degrees, it closed very gently all the way down. I didn’t expect it to be so difficult to find a device that would enable soft closing for my situation. A toy box with solid sides would allow the gas shock type to work. A downward opening lid would probably allow the QBOSO type to work as a soft opening device. With a couple of modifications, the Ruyufe lid supports were the only type to work for my window seat lids.

This is the best stay I have found for a toy box, smooth operation, slow close for a heavy lid, attractive, and easy enough to install. The instructions are for hidden cabinet hinges, but I used a piano hinge for my toy box. I painted the mechanism black. It worked ok with one stay and even better with two. The video shows how slowly it closes with two stays. I'll use these stays again. They are much better than the spring-loaded stays I used in the past.

First, it works really well! It will definitely stop fingers from getting slammed in the toy box. The instructions were … maybe more confusing than just leaving them out. I’m once you figure it out it works great.

My husband used the stencil to install but after installing had to go back and adjust slightly due to it hitting wrong and not closing. After adjusting both which he said was an easy adjustment the lid shut and worked as described. Doesn’t help lift the lid or lesson the lift load but does make it close softly. As you can tell from the video it needs a little force to get it to close so it will never just start closing on its own and it lowers so slowly you have plenty of time to get fingers out of the way. The weight of my cedar chest lid is 20lbs so I knew I would need two for it to work.

Worked great for my intended application.

Oct. 12, 2022: RUYUFE's Lid Support Hinge was easy to install. It took me less than 10 minutes to install it onto my parcel box. It has a very easy template that you can use. You don't need to use any of the included measurements, but you can if you want to. My lid is very small & light weight, so it doesn't really need the full 120N support of the hinge. It goes down very slowly; it will stay open; you can push it down to close, as well (it is stiff going down, which is good for me). It stays open up to 90°, and it was the right price. The materials are a sturdy and solid metal construction. Thank you, have a nice day. PaulJC 10/12/2022

Disappointed. I installed this on a light weight chest. Not sure if I got a faulty one but there is very little tension in the hinge. Does not do much at all. Does not close any slower. Pay for a higher quality hinge.

I built a wood outdoor storage box. The lid is approximately 30 lbs, so I installed two of these hinges on the lid (right and left side). It does not “soft close” as much as I hoped so strength of hinge is not up-to-the-task.

I got nervous when I couldn't flex it by hand and saw these reviews about no movement... Installed it anyway and lo and behold with the bolt in and weight on it glides down like a charm. Works better than the pneumatics on my old minivan. 10/10 A++ flexes well.

We installed this hinge on a very heavy hardwood trunk that is being used as a toy chest. The hinge was a breeze to install, and the soft close feature makes it safe so that the little ones dont hurt their fingers while it is closing. Zero complaints here.

There were no instructions so I followed some feedback from other reviewers THANKS. mount the top bracket centered 6 inches from the edge of the top lid, and mount the spring section 3 inches from the back of the box. Worked out pretty well, fairly heavy and large MDF lid. Had previous "soft close" support arms installed by the builder which did nothing, these were a big improvement. Overall this seems like one of the better options and only took about 10 minutes to install.

Works wonderfully, no little fingers getting pinched thanks to this wonderful product!

Le produit fonctionne très bien. Le feuillet d'instruction est en chinois, mais un côté sert de gabarit. Pas besoin de savoir lire cette langue. Sinon, le traducteur Google fait le travail.