Motor vehicles – Steered by walking attendant
Patent
1994-03-21
1995-11-14
Focarino, Margaret A.
Motor vehicles
Steered by walking attendant
180 13, 180 651, 280 4726, 298 5, B62D 5104
Patent
active
054658012
ABSTRACT:
A motorized wheelbarrow for transporting materials placed therein from one location to another comprising a rigid container having a front portion, a rear portion, a lower portion, an opened upper portion, and a hollow space disposed between the portions adapted for holding materials to be transported; an elongated axle coupled to the lower portion of the container adjacent to the front portion thereof; a pair of wheels, each wheel rotatably coupled to an end of the axle; a pair of legs extending downwards from the lower portion of the container adjacent to the rear portion thereof for holding the container in a generally level and stationary position; a pair of handles coupled to the container and extended from the rear portion thereof for raising the rear portion; a motor coupled to the container; a drive mechanism coupled between the motor and axle for transferring rotational motion from the motor to the axle and wheels for transporting the container; a battery coupled to the container for energizing the motor; and a control switch connected between the motor and the battery and coupled to one of the handles, the control switch operable in one orientation to energize the motor and another orientation to de-energize the motor.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Zeender F.
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