Wheelbarrow
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.
Claims20
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 a wheelbarrow;
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- a leg bottom portion intermediate of the leg front portion and leg rear portion, the leg bottom having a center line and the leg bottom portion center line being parallel to a ground surface upon which the wheelbarrow rests;
- wherein the handle shaft axis and leg bottom portion center line are horizontally offset.
A wheelbarrow comprising a tub supported by two handle shafts, each handle shaft having an axis and supported by a respective leg, and a wheel guard connecting the two handle shafts, each handle shaft having a longitudinal axis, each leg comprising:
- a leg front portion comprising a front tab and a leg rear portion comprising a rear tab, the leg front portion and leg rear portion each affixed to a respective handle shaft;
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- a leg bottom portion intermediate of the leg front portion and leg rear portion and having a center line, the leg bottom portion being parallel to a ground surface upon which the wheelbarrow rests;
- wherein each handle shaft longitudinal axis and respective leg bottom portion center line are horizontally offset.
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 a wheelbarrow;
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- a leg bottom portion intermediate of the leg front portion and leg rear portion and having a center line, the leg bottom portion being parallel to a ground surface upon which the wheelbarrow rests;
- wherein the handle shaft axis and leg bottom portion center line are horizontally offset and the horizontal offset is larger at the location of the rear tab than the horizontal offset at the location of the front tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.