Wheelbarrow floor guard protection apparatus

A floor surface protecting apparatus for attachment to a wheelbarrow of a type that includes (1) an anterior frame structure having a nose and a wheel rotatable about a wheel axis and (2) a posterior frame structure having two legs, a handle structure, and a tray, the apparatus comprising:

• a wheelbarrow nose protector attachable to the nose of the anterior frame structure forward of the wheel, said nose protector including a bumper constructed of a resilient material that is configured to provide a non-marring interface with a floor surface;
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• a pair of sliders attachable to respective legs of the posterior frame structure, each slider including an auxiliary bumper configured to cover a bottom of each leg and constructed of a resilient material that is configured to provide a non-marring interface with the floor surface;
• a pivot structure coupling said bumper to said support and operable to permit said bumper to rotate about a longitudinal axis,
• a biasing mechanism mounted to said support and operably coupled to the bumper, said biasing mechanism being configured to bias said bumper toward a position parallel to said support.