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US 12,623,704 B2Granted
Wheelbarrow
AssigneeTricam Industries, LLC
InventorsJoseph P. Foley, Benjamin M. Wernberg, Ryan P. Ellsworth, Benjamin P. Williams
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Abstract
A wheelbarrow is disclosed. The wheelbarrow includes an improved wheel guard, leg arrangement, and stabilizer that require less work to transport, lift, and dump the wheelbarrow. Also disclosed are an improved axle structure and means of assembly for a wheelbarrow.
Claims20
A wheelbarrow, comprising:
- a tub supported by two handle shafts, each handle shaft having a handle at one end, a handle shaft center line, and supported by a respective leg, each leg having a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion center line wherein each handle shaft center line and respective leg bottom portion center line defines a leg rear offset and a leg front offset and wherein the leg front offset is greater than the leg rear offset and each bottom portion center line is laterally disposed externally of the handle shafts;
- a wheel guard connecting the two handle shafts distal to each handle of each handle shaft;
- an axle mount on each handle shaft located between the wheel guard and each leg;
- an axle traversing between each handle shaft axle mount;
- a wheel mounted on the axle;
- and wherein the axle is held inside each axle mount by a pin clip passing through an axle slot.
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A wheelbarrow, comprising:
- a tub supported by two handle shafts, each handle shaft having a handle at one end, a handle shaft center line, and supported by a respective leg, each leg having a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion center line wherein each handle shaft center line and respective leg bottom portion center line defines a leg rear offset and a leg front offset and wherein the leg front offset is greater than the leg rear offset and each bottom portion center line is laterally disposed externally of the handle shafts;
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- a wheel guard connecting the two handle shafts distal to each handle of each handle shaft, the wheel guard comprising:
- a front portion having an axis;
- a rear portion having an axis;
- and an intermediate portion between the front portion and rear portion;
- wherein the angle formed between the axis of the front portion and the axis of the rear portion is less than 175 degrees.
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A wheelbarrow, comprising:
- a tub supported by two handle shafts, each handle shaft having a handle at one end, an axis a handle shaft center line, and supported by a respective leg, each leg having a bottom portion comprising a bottom portion center line wherein each handle shaft center line and respective leg bottom portion center line defines a leg rear offset and a leg front offset and wherein the leg front offset is greater than the leg rear offset and each bottom portion center line is laterally disposed externally of the handle shafts;
- and each leg having a stabilizer, the stabilizer comprising:
- a stabilizer bottom portion having a center line, the stabilizer bottom affixed to the leg of the wheelbarrow;
- a stabilizer top tab having a center line, the stabilizer top tab affixed to the leg of the wheelbarrow;
- a stabilizer upright portion intermediate of the stabilizer top tab and stabilizer bottom portion;
- and wherein the stabilizer upright portion forms an angle with the stabilizer bottom portion of at least 30 degrees.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.