Systems and methods for assisting hand-propelled vehicles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9963163
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15040800

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A method of assisting in the mobility of a wheelbarrow includes the steps of coupling a first coupling arm and a second coupling arm of an assist device to a portion of a top edge of the wheelbarrow; orienting a first flexible connector and a second flexible connector underneath the wheelbarrow such that the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector are contactable with a shell of the wheelbarrow; grasping a handle coupled to the first flexible connector and the second flexible connector by an assistant; grasping handles of the wheelbarrow by an operator; applying a first force from the operator to the handles, elevating legs of the wheelbarrow; providing a second force by the assistant on the handle; and maintaining the first force while the second force is provided.

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MCCALDON KENNot Provided

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McCaldon, Phillip Ken Marshall, US 1 2

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