Patent ID: 8231132

Claim:
A heavy duty wheelbarrow for moving heavy items with little effort, comprising: a) a frame having two opposing sides; b) a single one-piece ergonomic pushbar handle connected to said frame for pushing the wheelbarrow and allowing easy lifting; c) two front wheels operatively connected to said frame for moving the wheelbarrow; and d) a brake assembly comprising: i) two brake bars for locking each of said two front wheels, respectively, of the heavy duty wheelbarrow; ii) a brake controller and linkage for controlling and setting both of said brake bars, to lock said front wheels of said heavy duty wheelbarrow, said brake controller having a distal end connected to both of said brake bars, and a free end; iii) an axle brake support for supporting said front wheels in a vertical position; iv) a channeled crossmember attached to both of said frame sides; v) a brake handle mount having a first end connected to said channeled crossmember and an opposite free end; vi) a return spring for releasing said two brake bars; and vii) an exclusively hand-operated brake handle having a distal end connected to said free ends of said brake handle mount and said brake controller, both of said free ends including respective pivot points for allowing said brake controller to move relative to said brake handle mount for applying said two brake bars.