AN IMPROVED WHEEL BARROW
Year: 1884

page_text: I ALEXANDER BROWNE of the firm of Browne & Co. of 5 Southampton Buildings
in the County of Middlesex Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature of
AN IMPROVED WHEEL BARROW, and in what manner the same is to be performed
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention relates to improvements in metallic wheel barrows the nature of
which will be fully explained by reference to the following Specification and the
Drawings annexed which form part of the same.
Referring to the Drawings:-
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved wheel barrow.
Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a detached view of the hollow frame and legs on
Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the body.
larger scale.
In each of the views similar letters of reference are employed to indicate
corresponding parts wherever they occur.
A represents the body of the barrow which is formed of a single sheet of
wrought iron stamped out by dies in such manner that its sides a a and bottom a¹
shall be each corrugated as shewn clearly by the sectional views Figs. 2 and 4.
The bottom a¹ I prefer to be provided with an internal false bottom a'* which
may be stamped up at the same time as the main bottom a or as otherwise desired.
The false bottom a¹ is similarly corrugated to the bottom a¹ and may be removed
in the event of its becoming worn out and replaced by another similar false
bottom.
The upper edge of the body A is turned over so as to form a rounded rim B
which serves not only to give great strength to the body but also to present a nice
smooth and finished surface to the same.
The body A is mounted upon a frame C composed of a pair of hollow wrought
iron tubes c which are bent upwards at their front ends c* and turned backwards
so as to form clasps c adapted to embrace and hold in position the bearings for the
axle e of the wheel E. The tubes cat the point care turned upwards so as to
form stays c¹ for the front of the body A¹ and at c³ are bent downwards to form
the legs c

page_text: DD are the handles which are formed of metal of a V section and with a series
of corrugations d d as shown more clearly by enlarged view Fig. 3.
The handles D D at d' are attached to the tubes c forming the frame C by
means of bolts or rivets d³ passed through the handles D and tubes C.
By my improvements I am enabled to produce a barrow which is exceedingly
light whilst at the same time it is of much greater strength and rigidity than
barrows of the ordinary construction..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1" As a new article of manufacture a wheelbarrow having a body formed with
corrugated sides and a corrugated bottom by stamping from a single sheet of metal
substantially as shewn and described.
2nd A wheelbarrow body having corrugated sides and a corrugated bottom
substantially as shown and described.
3rd. A wheelbarrow body having corrugated sides and a double corrugated bottom
substantially as shewn-and-described.
4th In a wheelbarrow-the-hollow_metallic frame-O-substantially as and-for the
purpose specified.
5th In a wheelbarrow the hollow and corrugated handles D D substantially-as
described.
-6th-The-combination with a wheelbarrow body of the hollow and corrugated
handles D substantially as shown-and-described.
7th-The combination with a wheelbarrow body formed with corrugated sides-and.
a corrugated bottom of the hollow metallic frame-C_the_hollow and corrugated
handles D substantially as shown and described.
8 The combination with a metallic wheelbarrow_body_and frame of a wheel
mounted on an axle carried by bearings embraced and held in position by-the-
forward portion of a hollow metallic frame substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 25th day of August 1884.