RUYUFE Lid Stay 105 Degree Open with Soft Close, Lid Support for Toy Box and Upward Top-Opening Flap Doors, Easy to Install

I purchased this to put on a toy box (chest) that I made to prevent the lid from slamming down on my granddaughters little fingers. This is a good product that works well as intended. The installation is actually easy, but to me the instructions were a bit confusing. The easy way to install is to install the lid bracket first using the information in the "A" portion of the chart, then install the lower mount. Please see my video for more details. Pros: Closes lid slowly from 105° opening or smaller. Easy installation in spite of instructions. Tension is adjustable Cons: The instructions were confusing due to the way the dimensions were drawn, photos would have been a big plus. I would definitely purchase again and probably will.

I needed a safety closure for a toy box. This one had good reviews so took a chance on it. The instructions are complicated and not easy to understand. Actually, we never did understand the placement instructions. We installed it first and it interfered with the closing. So back to the drawing board. For round 2 we just "eyeballed" it for placement. We got it right the second time. We are pleased with the operation of it. It makes the top stay open until we are ready for it to close. It will be perfect for my 6 year old grandson. I would recommend...just be aware the instructions are not user friendly (at least in my opinion).

The instructions are pretty tiny, a bit confusing & they're completely wrong. I was installing on a toy box with overlay lid & butt hinges so I used the specific instructions for that condition. I can't comment on the instructions for other conditions but for this one they are incorrect. I installed both the mounting plate to the end wall of the box & the arm fixing plate to the lid exactly to the dimensions noted, they were dead on spec. When I installed the stay, the lid closed slowly until the last 5" & then slammed shut. It got to the 5" point & just fell the last bit so it wasn't as violent as if it fell the entire way but still very loud & still would hurt a child's fingers. In addition the lid was only held open about 87 degrees & not close to the 105 degrees stated. After watching some YouTube videos of these being installed, I could see their mounting plate was noticeably closer to the back wall of the toy box. I double checked mine & it was exactly 5 5/16" from center of the butt hinge to the center of the mounting plate. Only after multiple trials of relocating the mounting plate could I get the lid stay to control the motion all the way down & close softly as intended. By the time I got it working properly I'd moved the mounting plate 1 1/2" closer to the back of the box & about 3/4" lower. That's not even close to the dimensions called for on the instructions. Plus now the end panel of the box looks like an angry woodpecker attacked it. My 16" height lid weighs about 6.8 pounds & per the instructions a single stay should handle lids from 4.4 to 7.5 pounds & mine is within that range, so it's not an overweight issue. I don't see how it's possible for the manufacturer to not know the correct positioning & to not have corrected the instructions by now. As I was trying various locations it seems the slightest move makes a huge difference. I had it working pretty well but not yet perfect so I moved it just an 1/8" & the function got dramatically worse so it's absolutely critical that the instructions be correct. I'm not sure if I have it in the ultimate position, it may work slightly better if I moved it a bit more but it works acceptably now so I didn't want to put any more holes in my box. In the YouTube comments people noted the exact same 5" slamming issue & another person noted he had to move the mounting plate back from where the instructions said so this appears to be an ongoing problem that has not been corrected by the manufacturer.

To the dollar cost of buying this, add lots of your time to install it and a big dose of needed patience, because the instructions are almost unintelligible. First, the copy we received from what seems like an intermediary seller were in millimeters, not inches. We converted, but it’s a hassle. Some online research turned up instructions in inches from the actual manufacturer (not listed on our version or packaging)—that version was just slightly better. We also found a video showing a paper template that’s used to help position the unit accurately, which would have been incredibly helpful, but it wasn’t included in our package. We’re guessing that, again, it was because ours came from an intermediary seller. We’re handy and figured out how to install it, but the hinge itself isn’t great. It seems solid enough to keep the lid open, but it’s so hard to close that we’re worried the child won’t be able to do that easily, and will push the lid and damage the hinge—the instructions say not to force the lid to close it. Once we got the lid started closing, it took so long to shut that we had to leave the room or scream. There must be better options out there, and we wish we’d found one before we wasted so much time on this one.

Lid Stay 105 Degree Open with Soft Close, Lid Support for Toy Box works exactly as described. Installation however was hit or miss and very confusing. Small double sided installation sheet (6.5” x 9.5”) was included with the hardware package. I tried to determine which diagram was correct for my box. I followed the instructions for “Lid Stay Installation For Top Opening Door (Toy Box)” and corresponding diagram, page 2 of 2 “Overlay Single Knuckle (Piano, Butt, etc) Hinge” because they most closely resembled my chest.(deduction) Weight and Door Height worked exactly as shown in the chart. My lid was 18” wide and weighed 10 lbs. 9 ozs. the chart placed this combination between 7.8 min. & 13.3 max. Perfect I thought. As a retired draftsman I created my own full scale detail drawing of the Mounting Plate and transferred dimensions to my chest, attached the Mounting Plate and Arm Fixing Plate. Location of the Arm Fixing Plate worked well however the Mounting Plate was not in correct location. Top would only open to approximately 45 degrees. Frustrated, I watched the product video again. The box looked very similar to mine and appears the installer is attaching the Mounting Plate adjacent to another set of previously used mounting holes. Did the installer have the same problem? Finally, after much trial and error, I attached the Mounting Plates again as far back as possible and connected the Lid Stays. The Lid Stays worked as described with soft close but best opening angle I could achieve was 75 degrees. Product and materials acceptable however instructions were very difficult to use.

I don’t usually write reviews, but this is the fourth soft close support that I have purchased for an oak toy chest! This is the only one that actually works to support in open position and also soft closes all the way!! The others allows lid to drop in final position… The videos of these that aren’t working, if you look are not installed correctly!

I bought this for a toy box. Following the instructions, I installed it and it would soft close most of the way but about 6 inches from done it would slam down which is bad for little fingers. After looking at this more closely I realized the connection on the lid was correct but they had me put the box connection (the round enf) too far out. To fix this leave the lid connected and move the round part closer to the lid by about 2 inches. It works great now and what would have been a 1 Star review and a return is now a 5 Star and a Christmas Present for my niece!

So the item came as described. I looked at some of the short videos people sent in for their personal reviews. Some it looked like the product worked fine for, some it didn't work whatsoever. I also read a bunch of the typed reviews as well before making the choice to try this product. For me unfortunately, it didn't work. I saw numerous folks complaining about the directions, which were a little goofy for me at least, but got through them. But for me, mainly the problem was the hinge/top designs they were using to do the measurements didn't quite apply to my chest hinge setup. The "slow drop" feature didn't work for my setup either, and I tried a couple ways to make sure it wasn't something I did wrong, with still no luck. Could it be the top is too heavy for a single, maybe. But I've seen at least 2 reviews from people who bought 2 to compensate for weight and they still didn't do the "slow drop" feature. The black plastic "lock" on the hinge top mount isn't very strong. After twisting the hinge in a few times, it was already out of sorts and barely locking the top of the hinge in. The round part or "base" where the bolt that's mounted to side of whatever you would be mounting it to for the pivot point that comes through the hinge itself, doesn't lock into place very well. I'm constantly having to pop it back on after opening and closing the lid. And the full open lock (hinge fully extended) mechanism doesn't lock when the lid is fully open. In any case, this product most likely would work with a lighter lid, and a hinge setup exactly or close to what is used in the directions for installation.