Binder bin including dampening mechanism for door

A storage apparatus comprising:

• a storage unit defining a front opening and adapted to be mounted on a storage unit;
• a closure member configured to cover the front opening and pivotally attached to the storage unit for movement between opened, intermediate and closed positions;
• a dampening element operably coupled to the closure member and the storage unit, wherein the dampening element includes a fluid cylinder having a first end and a second end, the distance between the first end and the unit structure is fixed and the distance between the second end and the closure member is fixed wherein the dampening element provides enhanced resistance to the movement of the closure member during a final phase of the opening and closing movements of the closure member while not providing enhanced resistance during an initial phase of the opening and closing movements;
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• a rigid arm having a first end attached to the closure element, a second end attached to the second end of the fluid cylinder, and a midpoint located between the first and second ends of the rigid arm and pivotally attached to the storage unit, and wherein the first end of the fluid cylinder is pivotally attached to the storage unit.

A storage apparatus comprising:

• a storage compartment structure defining an opening;
• a closure member configured to cover the opening and attached to the storage compartment structure for movement between opened, intermediate and closed positions;
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• a dampening element including a fluid cylinder having a first end and a second end, wherein the distance between the first end and the storage compartment structure is fixed and the distance between the second end and the closure member is fixed, and wherein the dampening element provides enhanced resistance to the movement of the closure member during a final phase of the opening and closing movements of the closure member while not providing enhanced resistance during an initial phase of the opening and closing movements.

A storage apparatus comprising:

• a storage compartment structure defining an opening;
• a closure member configured to cover the opening and pivotally attached to the storage compartment structure for movement between opened, intermediate and closed positions;
• a dampening element including a fluid cylinder having a first end and a second end, wherein the distance between the first end and the storage compartment structure is fixed and the distance between the second end and the closure member is fixed, and wherein the dampening element provides enhanced resistance to the movement of the closure member during a final phase of the opening and closing movements of the closure member while not providing enhanced resistance during an initial phase of the opening and closing movements;
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• a rigid arm having a first end attached to the closure element, a second end attached to the second end of the fluid cylinder, and an intermediate position between the first and second ends of the rigid arm and pivotally attached to the storage compartment structure, and wherein the second end of the fluid cylinder is pivotally attached to the storage compartment structure.

A storage apparatus, comprising:

• a storage unit defining a front opening;
• a closure member configured to cover the front opening and attached to the storage unit for movement between opened, intermediate and closed positions;
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• a means for dampening operably coupled to the closure member and the storage unit, wherein the means for dampening provides enhanced resistance to the movement of the closure member during a final phase of the opening and closing movements of the closure member while not providing enhanced resistance during an initial phase of the opening and closing movements.