Patent ID: 7934727

Claim:
An apparatus for assisting forward thrust and lateral stabilization to a wheelbarrow having a first handle and a second handle, the apparatus comprising: a thruster bar having a first substantially horizontal member substantially perpendicular to a forward direction of the wheelbarrow and extending above the wheelbarrow, a first end of the first substantially horizontal member connected to a second substantially horizontal member substantially perpendicular to the first substantially horizontal member, a second end of the first substantially horizontal member connected to a third substantially horizontal member substantially perpendicular to the first substantially horizontal member and substantially parallel to the second substantially horizontal member, a first substantially vertical member extending substantially vertically from the second substantially horizontal member to the first handle, and a second substantially vertical member extending substantially vertically from the third substantially horizontal member to the second handle; and a first tubing connector connecting the first handle to the first substantially vertical member and a second tubing connector connecting the second handle to the second substantially vertical member, the first tubing connector fitting over the first handle and the second tubing connector fitting over the second handle, wherein when the apparatus is in use, the first substantially horizontal member is placed against abdominal muscles of a user to provide a strong forward thrust that alleviates unnecessary strain on the user as the user lifts the first tubing connector and the second tubing connector, wherein the back of the user is not in contact with the thruster bar, and wherein the second substantially horizontal member, the third substantially horizontal member, the first substantially vertical member and the second substantially vertical member provide effective lateral stabilization of the wheelbarrow when forearms of the user are pressed against at least the first substantially vertical member and the second substantially vertical member to assist in preventing sideways tipping; wherein, the thrusting bar is selectively connectable to the first tubing connector and the second tubing connector.