Patent ID: 6755478
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A lawn and garden device combining a wheelbarrow device with a gardening cart device having a container for hauling or dumping debris or loose material,a frame for supporting said container from underneath, and a wheel connected to said frame in a manner that renders said lawn and garden device mobile across a surface, wherein the improvement comprises: a) holding means attached to said frame for carrying a plurality of lawn and gardening tools and supplies; b) a fulcrum device connected to said container by an attaching means in a manner that allows said container to be pivoted over said fulcrum device for said debris or loose material from said container to be directed into a means for disposing of debris; and c) elevating means whereby said fulcrum device attaches by said attaching means to said frame in a manner that permits said holding means to remain stable and level with said surface while said container is being emptied whereby a plurality of lawn and gardening tools or supplies mounted on said holding means stay in place as the lawn and garden device is being emptied; d) wherein said container is shaped in a manner that permits said means for disposing of debris to be fitted snuggly around an opening of said container such that said means for disposing of debris can be filled with the debris or loose materials of said container when said container is pivoted over said fulcrum device; e) wherein said frame comprises longitudinal supports or poles aligned in a substantially horizontal manner and in turn support said wheel in a manner that enables said lawn and garden device to be rolled about said surface and, by supporting footers, separate from said wheel, which further support said poles substantially horizontally in a generally inclining manner from front to rear; f) wherein said holding means for carrying a plurality of lawn and gardening tools comprise a multiple rack or bracket or support device arranged to attach and to connect to an outward facing side of said poles and in so doing maintain, hold, or carry lawn and gardening tools of various lengths in a manner parallel with said poles at a height sufficient to maintain adequate clearance of said tools above said surface; g) wherein said holding means for carrying a plurality of lawn and gardening tools further comprise said multiple rack or bracket or support device of sufficient width and strength to support either a handle end or an implement end of the lawn or gardening tool; h) wherein said multiple rack or bracket or support device is fixedly attached to said poles at the front end of said poles, near the wheel, and adjustably connected to said poles at the rear or near the back end of said lawn and garden device in a manner that will permit said holding means to be moved longitudinally along said poles in order to accommodate the tools of varying lengths.