Wheelbarrow stand with tilt leveling mechanism

Abstract

A tilting mechanism incorporated into a conventional wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow 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 extending location of the elongated handles and such that the bucket portion is disposed between the frame and the front wheel. A pair of elongated supports are incorporated into the frame and, in combination with the front wheel, support the wheelbarrow upon a surface. The frame includes structure for establishing an angle or incline, relative to an uneven or peaked surface, and is actuated to facilitate tilting of the bucket portion about a longitudinal axis extending through the wheelbarrow.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A tilting mechanism incorporated into a conventional wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow including a bucket portion, a pair of elongated handles supporting the bucket portion, and a front wheel, said tilting mechanism comprising: 
 a frame adapted to being secured to a rearwardly extending location of the elongated handles and such that the bucket portion is disposed between said frame and the front wheel;    a pair of elongated supports incorporated into said frame and, in combination with the front wheel, supporting the wheelbarrow upon a surface; and    said frame being actuated to facilitate tilting of the bucket portion about a longitudinal axis extending through the wheelbarrow.    
     
     
         2 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 1 , said frame further comprising a base plate from which extend supports for mounting said frame to underside locations of the elongated wheelbarrow handles.  
     
     
         3 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 2 , said mounting supports further comprising a pair of brackets extending rearwardly from said base plate, a cross wise bracket extending proximate an upper edge location of said base plate.  
     
     
         4 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 2 , said elongated supports further comprising an arcuate extending member having first and second downwardly directed ends, a cross beam securing opposite sides of said arcuate extending member and in rotative fashion with said base plate.  
     
     
         5 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 4 , further comprising an arcuate shaped gear plate secured to said cross plate, a rotational bearing interconnecting said cross beam and gear plate with said base plate.  
     
     
         6 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 5 , said gear plate further exhibiting a plurality of spaced apart serrations along a lower arcuate edge thereof, a slot formed through said base plate in proximity to said serrations and a spring-loaded projection extending through said slot and engaging a selected serration to define a specified tilt of the bucket portion relative to the supporting surface.  
     
     
         7 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 6 , further comprising an elongated handle pivotally secured to said spring-loaded projection via a support tab extending from a surface of the base plate.  
     
     
         8 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 1 , said elongated supports further comprising first and second telescoping support legs.  
     
     
         9 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 8 , further comprising first and second elongated and downwardly extending housings from which said support legs telescope.  
     
     
         10 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 9 , each of said legs further comprising a plurality of spaced apart and axially extending apertures, said elongated housings each further comprising an inwardly directed pin which seats within a selected support leg aperture and in order to define an overall tilt associated with the wheelbarrow.  
     
     
         11 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 10 , further comprising a brake cable actuating device for successively adjusting each of said telescoping support legs.  
     
     
         12 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 11 , further comprising a clutch handle mounted to a selected wheelbarrow handle, said brake cable extending from said clutch handle at a first end and connecting to said pins at second spaced apart ends.  
     
     
         13 . The tilting mechanism as described in  claim 9 , further comprising a pair of brackets extending angularly between said downwardly extending housings and forwardly disposed locations of the elongated wheelbarrow handles, a cross wise bracket extending proximate an upper edge location of said frame and securing to additional locations associated with the handles.  
     
     
         14 . A tilting mechanism incorporated into a conventional wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow including a bucket portion, a pair of elongated handles supporting the bucket portion, and a front wheel, said tilting mechanism comprising: 
 a frame adapted to being secured to a rearwardly extending location of the elongated handles and such that the bucket portion is disposed between said frame and the front wheel, said frame further comprising a base plate from which extend supports for mounting said frame to underside locations of the wheelbarrow handles, said supports further including a pair of brackets extending rearwardly from said base plate, a cross wise bracket extending proximate an upper edge location of said base plate;    a pair of elongated supports incorporated into said frame and, in combination with the front wheel, supporting the wheelbarrow upon a surface, said elongated supports including an arcuate member having first and second downwardly directed ends, a cross beam securing opposite sides of said arcuate extending member in rotative fashion with said base plate; and    an arcuate shaped gear plate secured to said cross plate, a rotational bearing interconnecting said cross beam and gear plate with said base plate, a spring loaded projection engaging said gear plate;    said projection being actuated relative to said gear plate to facilitate tilting of the bucket portion about a longitudinal axis extending through the wheelbarrow.    
     
     
         15 . A tilting mechanism incorporated into a conventional wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow including a bucket portion, a pair of elongated handles supporting the bucket portion, and a front wheel, said tilting mechanism comprising: 
 a frame adapted to being secured to a rearwardly extending location of the elongated handles and such that the bucket portion is disposed between said frame and the front wheel;    a pair of elongated supports incorporated into said frame and, in combination with the front wheel, supporting the wheelbarrow upon a surface, said elongated supports further comprising first and second telescoping support legs, first and second elongated and downwardly extending housings associated with said frame and from which said support legs telescope; and    a brake cable actuating device operatively connecting to each of said telescoping supports and being actuated to facilitate tilting of the bucket portion about a longitudinal axis extending through the wheelbarrow.