lid to the closed position application_number US 84069010 A description a laundry cart 2 with lid 16 according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention is drawn in side and perspective views in fig1 2 and shown in perspective in fig3 and 4 the cart 2 has a frame 3 formed from metal tubing the frame 3 comprises a base 4 two vertical supports 12 and an upper rectangular rim 22 hidden in fig1 by the lid 16 the substantially square lid 16 is made out of rigid plastic and is mounted near its back edge on top of the upper rim 22 by means of a hinge 14 this allows the lid 16 to open or close by pivoting about the hinge 14 a motion damper 18 shown here as a pneumatic cylinder is attached between the lid 16 and one of the supports 12 acting as a linear motion damper or dashpot to slow the downward motion of the lid 16 when it is dropped or actively closed this avoids pinched fingers and unwelcome noise associated with unrestrained closure the base 4 has four wheels 6 rotationally mounted on its bottom surface allowing the cart 2 to be moved easily the base 4 also supports a foot pedal 8 mounted at its rear portion to the base 4 by means of a foot pedal hinge 9 forward of this hinge 9 two arms 10 are pivotally attached to the foot pedal 8 each arm 10 comprises a pair of flat elongate metal members joined end to end at a hinged joint 11 the top end of each arm 10 is pivotally attached to a.