Apparatus and Method for Mixing Materials

An apparatus for mixing materials in a wheelbarrow comprising:

• an adjustable support stand, the adjustable support stand comprising a plurality of adjustment mechanisms, the plurality of adjustment mechanisms comprising:
• a pair of fixed length legs and a pair of adjustable length legs affixed to the adjustable support stand, the pair of adjustable length legs providing a vertical height adjustment mechanism for the mixing device;
• an adjustable retaining guide, the adjustable retaining guide providing a horizontal adjustment mechanism for positioning the mixing body relative to a wheelbarrow frame;
• and
• a lever arm, the lever arm being affixed to the mixing body and configured to move the mixing body in a horizontal direction within the interior space of the wheelbarrow frame;
• a drive mechanism comprising:
• a chain;
• and
• a sprocket;
• a mixing device removably attached to the adjustable support stand, the mixing device comprising:
• a repositionable mixing body, the mixing body comprising:
• a plurality of mixing arms;
• and
• a plurality of adjustment mechanisms;
• a two-piece liner placed into the interior space defined by the wheelbarrow frame and being configured to confine a material placed into the two-piece liner, the two-piece liner comprising:
• a repositionable body portion;
• and
• a removable end portion, the removable end portion comprising a substantially vertical member;
• a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism being configured to rotate the mixing body within an interior space defined by the wheelbarrow frame, thereby engaging a material to be mixed, the material to be mixed being contained within the interior space of the wheelbarrow;
• and
• a pair of vertical adjustment clamps, the vertical adjustment clamps being configured to adjust a vertical position of the mixing body.

A method comprising the steps of:

• removably attaching a mixing apparatus to an adjustable support stand, wherein the adjustable support stand comprises a plurality of adjustment mechanisms and wherein the mixing apparatus comprises:
• a repositionable mixing body, the mixing body comprising:
• a plurality of mixing arms;
• and
• an attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism being configured to removably attach the mixing body to a wheelbarrow frame of a wheelbarrow;
• and
• a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism being configured to rotate the mixing body within an interior space defined by the wheelbarrow frame, thereby engaging a material to be mixed, the material to be mixed being contained within the interior space of the wheelbarrow.
• adjusting a position of the mixing apparatus relative to the wheelbarrow by engaging a depth positioning mechanism;
• adjusting a vertical position of the mixing body to optimize a mixing operation;
• and
• adjusting a horizontal position of the mixing body to optimize a mixing operation.