Wheelbarrow braking system

Details Wheelbarrow braking system Wheelbarrow braking system

1996-08-12

1997-11-25

Butler, Douglas C.

Brakes

Vehicle

188 2R, 188 26, 188 711, 188 7346, 188 17, 280 4731, B62B 118

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056901917

ABSTRACT:
A new wheelbarrow braking system for facilitating braking of a conventional wheelbarrow while transporting heavy loads thereby retaining the desired position of the wheelbarrow on uneven surfaces and reducing velocity when transporting down hill. The inventive device includes at least one brake disc secured to the inside surface of a support member of a conventional wheel barrow near the tire rim, and an ergonomic handle support member of a conventional wheel barrow near the tire rim, and an ergonomic handle connected to a brake cable secured to the opposite end of the support member and mechanically connected to the brake disc.

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