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US 12,759,604 B2Granted
Wheelbarrow leg
AssigneeTricam Industries, LLC
InventorsJoseph P. Foley, Benjamin M. Wernberg, Ryan P. Ellsworth, Benjamin P. Williams
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Abstract
An axle arrangement for a wheelbarrow is disclosed. The wheelbarrow axle allows for a quick removal of the axle to replace or repair a tire mounted to the axle. The wheelbarrow axle also allows for a one-wheel arrangement between handle shafts or two wheels on the exterior of the handle shafts.
Claims13
A leg for a wheelbarrow, comprising:
- a leg front portion, the leg front portion affixed to a handle shaft of the wheelbarrow, the handle shaft having an axis and a planar bottom surface;
- a leg rear portion, the leg rear portion affixed to the handle shaft of the wheelbarrow;
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- a leg bottom portion intermediate of the leg front portion and the leg rear portion, the leg bottom portion comprising a width and having a center line and the center line of the leg bottom portion center line being parallel to a ground surface upon which the wheelbarrow rests;
- wherein a horizontal distance between a location where the leg front portion is affixed to the handle shaft and a location where the leg front portion meets the center line of the leg bottom portion defines a leg front offset;
- wherein a horizontal distance between a location where the leg rear portion is affixed to the handle shaft and a location where the leg rear portion meets the center line of the leg bottom portion defines a leg rear offset;
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- wherein the horizontal distance of the leg front offset and the horizontal distance of the leg rear offset are both greater than the width of the leg bottom portion.
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A leg for a wheelbarrow, comprising:
- a leg front portion having a tab, the leg front portion affixed to a handle shaft of the wheelbarrow, the handle shaft having an axis and a planar bottom surface;
- a leg rear portion having a tab, the leg rear portion affixed to the handle shaft of the wheelbarrow;
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- a leg bottom portion intermediate of the leg front portion and leg rear portion comprising a width and having a center line, the leg bottom portion being parallel to a ground surface upon which the wheelbarrow rests;
- wherein a horizontal distance between a location where the leg front portion is affixed to the handle shaft and a location where the leg front portion meets the center line of the leg bottom portion defines a leg front offset;
- wherein a horizontal distance between a location where the leg rear portion is affixed to the handle shaft and a location where the leg rear portion meets the center line of the leg bottom portion defines a leg rear offset;
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- wherein the horizontal distance of the leg front offset and the horizontal distance of the leg rear offset are both greater than the width of the leg bottom portion and the horizontal distance of the leg front offset is larger than the horizontal distance of the leg rear offset.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.