Auxiliary wheel assembly
OwnerRoy Layton Stahlinventor
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Abstract
An auxiliary wheel assembly mounted on a selected portion of a wheelbarrow including a wheel adapted to be pivoted forwardly and secured in elevated condition when out of operative position, said wheel adapted to be pivoted rearwardly and support the rear portion of said wheelbarrow in operative position, and means to secure said wheel in elevated condition in a rearward position.
Claims11
An auxiliary wheel assembly adapted to be mounted on a wheelbarrow including a pan, forwardly converging handles secured to said pan, a forward wheel rotatably mounted intermediate said handles, and legs supporting said pan, said assembly comprising
- first and second outer plates adapted to be secured to selected portions of said handles,
- first and second transversely extending and longitudinally spaced bars secured to selected portions of said handles,
- first and second inner plates equidistantly spaced laterally of the longitudinal axis of said wheelbarrow and intermediate said first and second outer plates,
- said inner plates secured to selected portions of said second bar,
- at least first, second and third transversely extending rods passing through selected portions of said inner plates and secured laterally to said outer plates,
- an elongated, longitudinally extending arm pivotally mounted intermediate said inner plates on said second rod,
- an auxiliary wheel rotatably mounted on said arm,
- a shaped member secured in proximity to the rearmost end of said arm,
- said arm adapted to pivot rearwardly until stopped by bearing against said first rod whereby said arm extends angularly upwardly between said first and third rods and said auxiliary wheel additionally supports said wheelbarrow.
An auxiliary wheel assembly adapted to be mounted on a wheelbarrow including a pan, forwardly converging handles secured to said pan, a forward wheel rotatably mounted intermediate said handles, and legs supporting said pan, said assembly comprising
- a transversely extending member adapted to be secured to selected portions of said handles,
- a downwardly depending, U-shaped bracket secured medially to said member,
- said bracket consisting of a base and longitudinally extending and laterally spaced first and second plates,
- at least first, second and third transversely extending rods secured laterally to said first and second plates,
- an elongated, longitudinally extending arm pivotally mounted intermediate said first and second plates on said second rod,
- an auxiliary wheel rotatably mounted on said arm,
- a shaped member secured in proximity to the rearmost end of said arm,
- said arm adapted to pivot rearwardly until stopped by bearing against said first rod whereby said arm extends angularly upwardly between said first and third rods and said auxiliary wheel additionally supports said wheelbarrow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.