Patent ID: 7000929

Claim:
In combination with a wheelbarrow, said wheelbarrow having a frame, a wheel mounted on said frame, handle structure mounted on said frame, a tray mounted on said frame, said tray adapted to support material to be moved, a pair of legs mounted on said frame, each of said legs being channel shaped forming a longitudinal channel with there being a forward facing channel and a rearward facing channel for each said leg, each of said legs having a base, said base adapted to rest on a supporting surface, the improvement comprising: a stabilizer structure in the form of a pair of stabilizers, each said stabilizer being formed of a sheet material plate having a flat horizontal section and a vertical section with said vertical section located at a right angle to said horizontal section, said horizontal section having a top surface and a bottom surface, a said base of a said leg to be fixedly secured to said horizontal section at said top surface, there being a separate said stabilizer for each said leg; each said leg having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surfaces of said legs facing each other, said vertical section of said stabilizer to abut against said interior surface of said leg, said vertical section having a rounded upper free edge to avoid sharp corners which could injure a user; and a strengthening plate nesting within each forward facing channel and said rearward facing channel of each said leg, each said strengthening plate being welded to its respective said leg, each said strengthening plate being within the range of three to six inches in length.