Patent ID: 7147234

Claim:
A wheelbarrow including a cargo tub portion and undercarriage elongate handles supporting the tub portion; comprising: a leveling self-locking leg support mechanism, a cupped yoke adapted to support a cradle leg member; said cupped yoke comprising vertically oriented spaced apart front and rear flange walls, a connecting floor, and at least one elongate vertical slot disposed along a center face of at least one of said yoke flange walls; a permanently stationary pin adapted to lock said cradle leg member, wherein said pin is located above said at least one elongate slot; said spaced apart flange walls of said cupped yoke extending upwardly and being secured to a part of said undercarriage elongate handles; said cradle leg member including left and right ground supporting feet, a center upwardly extending edge having a plurality of spaced apart teeth along said edge, and an axle adapted to laterally support said cradle-leg member; said axle located within said at least one elongate vertical slot; said cupped yoke cooperating with said axle to provide lateral support for said cradle leg member; said at least one elongate vertical slot allowing up and down movement of said cradle leg axle, thus allowing automatic meshing and un-meshing of said spaced apart teeth with said pin.