GB2520000A - A foldable wheelbarrow with a removable bag design - Google Patents

A foldable wheelbarrow with a removable bag design Download PDF

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GB2520000A
GB2520000A GB1319488.1A GB201319488A GB2520000A GB 2520000 A GB2520000 A GB 2520000A GB 201319488 A GB201319488 A GB 201319488A GB 2520000 A GB2520000 A GB 2520000A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/18—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows
    • B62B1/20—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows involving parts being collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
    • B62B1/202—Detachable buckets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/18—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows
    • B62B1/20—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows involving parts being collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
    • B62B1/206—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows involving parts being collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible and capable of being completely disassembled
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B1/00—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor
    • B62B1/18—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows
    • B62B1/20—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows involving parts being collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible
    • B62B1/208—Hand carts having only one axis carrying one or more transport wheels; Equipment therefor in which the load is disposed between the wheel axis and the handles, e.g. wheelbarrows involving parts being collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible foldable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B5/00—Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
    • B62B5/06—Hand moving equipment, e.g. handle bars
    • B62B5/067—Stowable or retractable handle bars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2205/00—Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use
    • B62B2205/006—Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use dismountable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2205/00—Hand-propelled vehicles or sledges being foldable or dismountable when not in use
    • B62B2205/10—Detachable wheels

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Abstract

A foldable wheelbarrow with removable legs, removable handles and a removable bag. The handles and legs can be removably attached to the barrows frame by screw threads. The frame can be folded in half along a centre axis; hinges can be mounted on its underside at the front and back. The wheelbarrows frame is held together by clasp locks. The barrow frame may be narrower at the front and wider at the back for aesthetics. The removable bag can be a canvas bag or moulded plastic. The barrow frame can be plastic or composite material. The wheelbarrow may be used for gardening and carrying leaves; it can be fully dismantled so it can be put in a bag for transporting.

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DESCRIPTION
A FOLDABLE WHEELBARROW
WITH A REMOVABLE BAG DESIGN
This idea came about after watching someone spend a lot of effort and time collecting falling leaves from their garden, placing them in their wheelbarrow, taking it to their compost bin to empty it, and because the barrow was too heavy and awkward to lift, then having to empty the barrow by hand, creating them more work and effort.
I also witnessed someone trying to drag a green bag of grass cuttings down the side of their house because it was too heavy for them to lift, if they had a facility for puffing this directly into a bag in a barrow, it would* save them a lot of lifting and dragging and easier movement of the materials, and this is how this original idea came about.
By creating this barrow with a removable lightweight bag, or a moulded plastic container, this will allow the person to fill the bag directly in the barrow, wheel the barrow to the location, and lift the bag directly from the barrow frame into the compost bin etc, without having to empty the wheelbarrow by hand, (page 6 diagrams will show the removable bag).
This will save a bit of time and importantly effort, and take away the awkwardness and weight of trying to lift and manoeuvre a normal wheelbarrow into a compost bin.
This will also allow easier transporting of bagged and contained garden materials from one place to another without having to double lift or by dragging bags around because they are to heavy.
The barrow is designed for gardeners and using in the garden, rather than building sites and construction workers, and is designed for the transporting, moving and lifting of lighter loads around the garden, ie Leaves and grass cuttings ete, although not limited to that only.
The barrow would be designed to take varying depth and sizes of bags, depending on the load and weight amounts required, and how easy it would be for the individual person to lift and manage varying bag sizes.
The barrow frame would be made out a lightweight, reinforced and strong Plastic I composite material, reducing the weight of a standard metal wheelbarrow.
The advantage of this would be, reduced handling weights, and non-corrosion, wear and tear etc of a standard metal barrow.
A typical shape of a standard barrow is the front end would be the wider part of the barrow, and the narrower end of the barrow is where the handles would be fitted.
This design is the opposite of that, so the wider section is at the back, and the narrower section is at the front (more like a shopping trolley shape).
This was designed this way because it allows a better shaping of the removable bag, ie better aesthetics and design looks.
Some of the key features of the bag barrow is that not only do you have the removable bag, but it is also been designed that it can be be broken down into separate components, folded in half, packaged into purpose made bags allowing for easy transporting and handling of the product, (page 13 diagram).
The handles are removable via a screw thread on the end, and will allow the removal of both handles, (page 3 diagram).
The legs also have a screw thread on the end, and this will allow the removal of both legs, (page 3 diagram).
The front wheel is attached to the two wheel support legs via a screw thread spindle; this can be undone to remove the barrow wheel from the leg supports, (page 3 Diagram).
The two legs supports are attached to the underside of the front of the barrow frame, using housing brackets, and can be removed via two Allen key attachment screws, (page 4).
The frame has two fixing clasps, one at the front, and one at the back of the barrow frame, (page 4); it also has two hinges located on the underside of the frame.
The frame is made in two sections, split down the middle, and held together by the hinges and locked in place by the two fixing clasps at the front and back.
Once the clasps have been released, the frame will then be free to fold together on the hinges, (page 4 diagram), reducing the size of the frame by half.
Once the frame has been folded, a latch will hold the two sections in place and together.
The folding barrow frame and separate legs, handles etc will reduce the size of the barrow by at least half it's original size, allowing for easy transporting of the product, much easier handling of the product, (this could be fitted into a large carry bag for ease), could also be fitted into a normal family sized car boot for example, (a normal wheelbarrow you would struggle to do that), and also allow for easier storing of the barrow when not in use.
Key Points: Foldable design Modular Construction Easier handling Easier transporting Lightweight but strong Removable bag/carrier system Flexible load carrying using various depth of inner bags Can Save effort arid time 13 pages of drawings and designs included Drawings: Page 1: x2 views of barrow with bag inserted Page 2: view of barrow from back with bag attached and view of frame from above without bag Page 3: Views showing wheel with spindle and leg brackets, also showing diagram of removable handles and legs Page 4: Views of how frame will hinge and fold together, and the underside of the frame showing the clasp locking, the hinges and the leg support brackets Page 5: views showing the side elevation and plan elevation without the bag inserted Page 6: Views showing the removable bag and how it fits into the barrow frame Page 7,8 & 9: Views of barrow design in colour with and without the bag Page 10 & 11: Showing folded frame without legs, handles, wheel and supports dettached.
Page 12: Showing individual components when broking down Page 13: Showing product packaged in a bag/holdall ready for selling and transporting.

Claims (9)

  1. CLAIMS1 * A foldable wheelbarrow unit comprising a lockable folding wheelbarrow frame comprising a wheel mounting assembly, a pair of handles, a pair of legs, a removable canvas or plastic moulded bag or container insert, a frame that can be folded along the centre axis, a removable pair of handles, a removable pair of legs, a removable bag insert, a wheelbarrow to be dismantled into separate components and folded.
  2. 2. A lockable folding frame according to claim 1, in which a pair of locking clasp locks, one to the front of the wheelbarrow frame and one to the back of the wheelbarrow frame that can be locked or released, and a pair of hinges on the underside of the wheelbarrow frame, one to the front of the frame, and one to the back of the frame section that allows the wheelbarrow frame to fold along the centre axis lengthways along the frame, to allow the frame to fold together in half.
  3. 3. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the wheel assembly is connected to the front underside of the wheelbarrow frame and can be attached or released from the frame using the leg housing brackets on the underside of the frame
  4. 4. The wheelbarrow according to claim I wherein the wheel assembly unit can be attached or released from the underside of the frame, dismantled into separate components by releasing the centre screw thread axle spindle between the two leg supports, removing the wheel from between the leg supports and removing the leg supports from the housing brackets on the underside of the wheelbarrow frame allowing the wheel assembly to be made into separate components.H 5. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the handles can be unscrewed and -released from the back edge of the wheelbarrow frame, the end of the handles having * a screw thread mechamsm allowing the handles to be screwed m or unscrewed from the barrow frame, attached or removed when the folding of the wheelbarrow frame or * transporting of the wheelbarrow is required.6. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the back leg supports of the wheelbarrow frame can be attached or released from the underside of the * S..wheelbarrow frame, the legs having a screw thread mechanism to allow the legs to be *....: unscrewed and removed independently when folding or transporting of the * wheelbarrow frame is required.7. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the removable bag will fit into the frame of the wheelbarrow and can be lifted or removed from the frame when emptying of the bag is required, the bag being made of a canvas type or a plastic type moulded container made to various sizes and depth requirements and comprising of a outer lip section that will fit into a inner channel that has been created within the wheelbarrow frame, allowing the bag or container to be supported when being used, the bag or container having carrying handles, one either side of the bag or container and one on the back edge of the bag or container to ease the tipping of the bag or container when required, and the bag being made of a canvas type material allowing the bag to be folded or flattened down for easier handling and transporting of the wheelbarrow.8. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the plastic moulded container insert will be a moulded rigid container with a outer lip that will fit into the inner channel of the wheelbarrow frame to support the container when being used, the container being a one piece moulded section not being able to be folded or flattened unlike the canvas type material bag insert as in claim7.9. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein a foldable wheelbarrow means the removal of the pair of handles, the removal of the back supporting legs, removal of the front supporting wheel assembly legs and wheel, the removal of the inner removable canvas type bag or the plastic moulded container whichever is being used, the unlocking of the frame using the clasp locks at the front and back of the wheelbarrow frame allowing the wheelbarrow frame to be folded along its centre axis lengthways.10. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the wheelbarrow is comprised of separated components, the front legs, wheel, back legs, handles, inner bag or container, folded outer wheelbarrow frame, allowing the wheelbarrow size to be reduced, allowing the wheelbarrow components to be stored in a purpose made bag or holdall.* *d 4t - t.-UAmendments to the claims have been filed as followsCLAIMS1. A foldable wheelbarrow comprising a frame, a wheel assembly, a pair of removable handles, a pair of removable legs, a removable container insert, where the wheelbarrow frame is foldable lengthways along the centre axis, the container insert is a canvas or moulded plastic material, whereby the wheelbarrow can be dismantled into separate components and folded 2. A foldable wheelbarrow frame according to claim 1, in which a pair of clasp fixings, one to the front of the wheelbarrow frame and one to the back of the wheelbarrow frame that can be locked or unlocked, a pair of hinges on the underside of the wheelbarrow frame, one to the front underside of the frame, and one to the back underside of the frame section that allows the wheelbarrow frame to fold lengthways along the centre axis on releasing of the clasp fixings, to allow the wheelbarrow frame to fold together in half.3. The foldable wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the wheel assembly is connected to the front underside of the wheelbarrow frame and can be attached or released from the underside of wheelbarrow frame by releasing the wheel assembly leg housing brackets on the underside of the frame 4. The foldable wheelbarrow according to claim I wherein the wheel assembly can be released from the underside of the wheelbarrow frame, dismantled into separate components by releasing the centre screw thread axle spindle, removing the wheel *...: from the wheel assembly, removing the wheel assembly leg supports from the housing brackets on the underside of the wheelbarrow frame, ailowing the wheel * .. assembly to be detached from the wheelbarrow flame and to be dismantled into * * S separate components.
  5. 5. The foldable wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the handles can be unscrewed and released from the back edge of the wheelbarrow frame, the end of the C handles having a screw thread mechanism allowing the handles to be screwed in or unscrewed from the wheel barrow frame, the handles being removable when folding or transporting of the wheelbarrow frame is required.
  6. 6. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the leg supports of the wheelbarrow frame can be attached or released from the underside of the wheelbarrow frame, the legs having a screw thread mechanism to allow the legs to be unscrewed and removed separately when folding or transporting of the wheelbarrow frame is required.
  7. 7. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the removable canvas material bag will fit into the frame of the wheelbarrow and can be lifted or removed from the frame when emptying of the bag is required, the bag being made of a canvas type material, the bag having 3 carrying handles, one either side of the bag and one on the back edge of the bag to ease the removal and tipping of the bag when required, the bag being made of a canvas type material allowing the canvas bag to be folded or flattened down for easier handling and transporting of the wheelbarrow.
  8. 8. The wheelbarrow according to claim 1 wherein the plastic moulded container insert will be a moulded plastic container that will fit into wheelbarrow frame, the container being a one piece moulded section having 3 carrying handles, one either side of the container and one on the back edge of the container to ease the removal and tipping of the container when required, and can be used as an alternative to the canvas material bag as in claim 1 and 7.
  9. 9. The wheelbarrow according to claim I wherein a foldable wheelbarrow means the removal of the pair of handles, the removal of the legs, removal of the front wheel assembly, the removal of the canvas type bag or the plastic inoulded container, the unlocking of the frame using the clasp fixings at the front and back of the wheelbarrow frame, allowing the wheelbarrow frame to be folded along its centre axis lengthways, allowing the wheelbarrow to be dismantled into separate components and : ** stored in a purpose made bag.-* a *fl S.
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