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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354059 | Wheelbarrow stand with tilt leveling mechanism A tilting mechanism incorporated into a conventional load carrying device including a bucket portion, a pair of elongated handles supporting the bucket portion, and a front wheel. The tilting mechanism includes a frame adapted to being secured to a rearwardly extend... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334803 | Wheelbarrow with retractable configuration An improved wheelbarrow featuring a retractable configuration that permits ready emptying of a wheelbarrow receptacle, with reduced need to tilt, lift or invert the wheelbarrow. A wheelbarrow is disclosed with a retractable configuration that is optionally operable ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296807 | Easy dumping cart The use of a pivotal coupling on a cart of the wheelbarrow type allows for a downwardly applied pressure to the user ends of the handles to tip the bucket to at least begin the dumping action of the cart. Following the initial downward pressure with the handles stil... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7234710 | Spring powered vehicle The present invention provides a manually powered drive assembly for a vehicle. A foot crank winds a helical torsion spring through a system of shafts and sprockets in a first direction. By releasing a brake applied to a wheel, or wheels, of the vehicle, the wound s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232135 | Wheelbarrow A wheelbarrow has a main frame defining two laterally spaced-apart longitudinal portions, to which an axle is mounted with a wheel rotatably mounted thereto, and to which a body, such as a tub or flat bed, is mounted for carrying a load. Attached to the main frame a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226072 | Compact wheelbarrow and cart assembly, shipping and display methods including hitch and trailing conversions The application provides unique assembly, shipping, display, nesting and compact stowing methods for compact or convertible “sub-assemblies” for wheelbarrow and cart devices. The wheelbarrow or carrier device “sub-assembly” comprising all or some of the inte... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192035 | Shopping cart and shopping cart accessory An improved shopping cart, the improvement comprising a pair of brackets attached to the side of the cart. One of the brackets is positioned towards a front of the cart, while the other is positioned towards a rear. Each bracket comprises a rigid straight inner atta... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147234 | Locking leveling support legs for wheelbarrow An improved leg means providing leveling support for a wheelbarrow resting on un-level ground. As wheelbarrow is lowered to resting position, a center pivoting cradle leg member having left and right leg-feet portions depending downward and laterally outward from un... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134675 | Wheelbarrow A wheelbarrow comprises a wheeled body in the shape of a sloping shovel having two opposite side walls, a front loading end and a rear receptacle end; a pair of laterally spaced and readwardly extending handles; and a fulcrum mechanism pivotably connected to the whe... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134676 | Self-leveling wheelbarrow The inventive wheelbarrow provides novel features that allow the wheelbarrow to remain level on uneven or sloping terrain when parked, thereby providing more stability. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077404 | Device to move heavy items A device to move heavy items made up of a substantially flat rectangular body used to carry heavy items, a handle assembly with two handles perpendicularly attached to an H-shaped handle stand that is perpendicularly attached to the proximal end of the substantially... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6955404 | Sequential remote dumping control for power buggies A hand activated incremental power dumping control for power buggies for enhanced safety and ease of use. A hand control lever mounted on the handle bars of the buggy adjacent the hand grips in which control power elevation and dumping activation can be achieved wit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6923469 | Collapsible wheelbarrow An improved wheelbarrow includes a pair of legs that are each configured as four-bar linkages and are collapsible. Each of the legs includes an advantageously simple lock for releasably locking the leg in extended and retracted positions. The wheelbarrow includes a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908089 | Wheelbarrow chute attachment A semi-enclosed pouring chute attachment for a wheelbarrow. The attachment sits on the front of the wheelbarrow and is secured by upper side channels and either rope of shock/bungee cords from the sides of the attachment to the handles of the wheelbarrow. In an alte... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908088 | Wheelbarrow bumper A wheelbarrow bumper for a wheelbarrow having a frame, a bin, and a wheel, the wheelbarrow bumper includes: a curved plate having a convexly curved outer surface and an inner surface; and, a first and a second side support members having a width and extending transv... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6886838 | Easy dumping cart The use of a pivotal coupling on a cart of the wheelbarrow type allows for a downwardly applied pressure to the user ends of the handles to tip the bucket to at least begin the dumping action of the cart. Following the initial downward pressure with the handles stil... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6820880 | Spring powered wheelbarrow The present invention provides a spring powered wheelbarrow with a manually powered drive assembly. A foot crank winds a spring through a system of shafts and sprockets in a first direction. By releasing a brake upon a front wheel of a wheelbarrow, the wound spring ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6766997 | Hanger/hook/storage attachment device A device for hanging implements comprising a hook member having two straight parallel arms with the first end of each arm joined by an arcuate section and with the opposite end of each arm extending at an angle with respect to its respective arm, and a generally fla... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755478 | Combined device for a frontally hinged wheelbarrow and gardening cart A combined device is designed for multiple purposes including: hauling and dumping, bagging lawn and garden debris, and simultaneously carrying gardening tools and supplies. The device includes a wheelbarrow device with a container that lifts from its rear and flips... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6554301 | Rollbar support unit A rollbar support unit device to be assembled to a wheelbarrow. A mount is fastened to a front portion of a tray. A first leg having a first curvilinear portion which is positioned to curve outwardly from the front portion is connected to the mount. A sec... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6409273 | Tracked motorized carrier with accessory attachment drive A tracked carrier(10) having a frame(6) and a handle(1) secured to the frame. The handle(1) has a proximal and a distal end thereto and may have a pair of downwardly depending support elements. The handle(1) has a brake lever(2) for controlling brakes mou... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6213482 | Barrier for expanding capacity of a wheelbarrow An add-on barrier for a wheelbarrow for expanding the volume capacity of the wheelbarrow, the barrier comprising a substantially rectangular baseless frame having substantially vertically disposed walls, the frame including a plurality of legs for mountin... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6099025 | Adjustable wheelbarrow system An adjustable wheelbarrow is provided including a basin, a wheel support assembly including at least one bar mounted on the basin and having a wheel rotatably mounted thereon, and a stand assembly including at least one foot depending from the basin. Next... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5810375 | Wheelbarrow handles A wheelbarrow handle including a closed loop hand-grip. The hand-grip can be an integral portion of the handle, or retrofit to existing wheelbarrow handles by a mounting mechanism.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5799960 | Rotating safety handles for wheelbarrows A wheelbarrow handle mechanism comprising a pair of rotating grippable handles. Mounted perpendicular to the standard lifting shaft of a wheelbarrow is an axle mechanism protruding inward. An elongated, cylindrical handle is affixed rotatingly about the a... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5601298 | Wheelbarrow An improved wheelbarrow is disclosed, comprising a wheel, a tray, a pair of handles, and a front guard, the improvement being in the handles and the front guard, in that each handle is provided with a roundish handlegrip including a first grip, round grip... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5433462 | Collapsible wheelbarrow A collapsible flexible wheelbarrow comprises a wishbone shaped frame that supports a heavy weight cloth hopper. Attached to the nose of the wishbone frame is a wheel that is rotated and affixed out of the plane of the frame for use and into the plane of t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5372376 | Foldable wheelbarrow The invention provides a foldable wheelbarrow (10.1) which comprises a load bin (12), a wheel (14) for supporting the wheelbarrow, and a connecting structure (16) which connects the wheel (14) to the load bin (12), the connecting structure (16) being disp... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5346232 | Wheelbarrow power strap A cross member is mounted to and extends between the handleshafts of a wheelbarrow at a location intermediate the material carrying bin of the wheelbarrow and the handles which are grasped by the laborer whereby the laborer grasping the handles can place ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5256025 | Handtruck An improved handtruck having an unloader mechanism for assisting in the removal of cargo from the handtruck. The unloader mechanism utilizes a cargo support pivotally mounted at the lower end of the handtruck. The cargo support is designed so that it can ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5190351 | Wheelbarrow for transporting rocks and stones A wheelbarrow has an enlarged wheel and a low center of gravity for transporting heavy loads. The enlarged wheel and low center of gravity increases the stability of the wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow includes a payload bucket which is tiltable for dumping ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5153966 | Lifting handle attachment for wheelbarrows A multiple-grip lifting handle for a handle shaft of a wheelbarrow comprising a substantially straight base portion, a substantially C-shaped rear portion connected to and extending upwardly in a vertical plane from the base portion and a primary grip por... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5121970 | Wheel barrow dump apparatus A wheel barrow dump apparatus adapted to be installed on a conventional wheel barrow type device utilizing a hinged mounting for the bucket. The apparatus includes at least one catch arm and associated cross member, attached to the rear of the bucket. The... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5067737 | Wheelbarrow having a pair of auxiliary dumping rods A wheelbarrow includes a load box, a supporting wheel and a pair of handles for guiding the wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow further includes a pair of curved dumping rods extending upward above said load box. The dumping rods each include a small wheel for r... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5040807 | Combined beach chair and wheelbarrow apparatus A combined wheelbarrow and beach chair apparatus (10) comprising pivotally attached framework units (11) and (12) having a flexible cargo unit (14) suspended between them and a pivoted wheel assembly unit (13) attached to one of the framework units (11) a... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4951956 | Hand grip for a wheelbarrow A hand grip assembly for a wheelbarrow handle shaft includes a handle having an elongate grip configured to be gripped by a hand along its length and along a grip axis. The handle is pivotally mounted on the handle shaft of the wheelbarrow for movement ab... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4921305 | Wheel barrow In a wheelbarrow having a bin (1) for the load, a ground wheel (2) at a front end of the bin and a handle (3) at a rear end, the handle (3) has a cam shaped extension (7) which forms a leg for the bin rear end and which is mounted on a pivot (4) carried o... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4645225 | Wheelbarrow enlargement insert A molded plastics enlargement insert for a wheelbarrow greatly increases the volumetric capacity thereof so that large quantities of leaves and other lightweight materials can be transported. The insert is formed in multiple sections to greatly facilitate... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4589508 | Motorized wheelbarrow A motorized wheelbarrow employing an engine to drive the wheel of the wheelbarrow. A unique friction drive transmission mechanism allows the wheelbarrow to be driven in either a forward or a reverse direction and can also stand in neutral while at the sam... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4471996 | Wheelbarrow with pivoted handles A load-carrying device comprises a frame adapted to support a load to be carried, and having front and rear end portions. A wheel is rotatably mounted to the frame and positioned at the front end portion for supporting same. The device of the invention fu... | 09/18/1984 |
