Patent ID: 8465028

Claim:
A hand cart having a frame and a pair of laterally spaced wheels, and a brake assembly, said brake assembly comprising: a pair of bearing brackets connected to a hand cart in spaced-apart relationship and extending from the hand cart between a pair of laterally spaced wheels; each of the bearing brackets being connected to a caliper; a split axle rotatably mounted between the wheels and being operably connected to the cart, said split axle including a first axle segment connected to a first wheel, and a second axle segment connected to a second wheel; the axle segments being rotatable with respect to each other; each of the axle segments being connected to a corresponding one of a pair of brakes; an actuator mounted on the frame of the hand cart; and the actuator being operably connected to a pair of calipers; wherein each of the calipers is movable to engage a corresponding one of the brakes to move the brakes together to lock the axle for controlling or stopping the cart.