A wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair includes a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails, a wheel and axle assembly operably attached adjacent the distal ends of the elongated rails, two support legs, a hopper having two side walls, a bottom member, a front panel, and a seat panel. A pi
A wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair includes a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails, a wheel and axle assembly operably attached adjacent the distal ends of the elongated rails, two support legs, a hopper having two side walls, a bottom member, a front panel, and a seat panel. A pivot rod is rotatably attached to the pair of rails and to a first underside portion of the hopper bottom. Additionally, a brace is hingedly attached at one end to a second underside portion of the hopper bottom, the brace including an elongated rod at an opposite end which adjustably engages with at least one adjustment bracket having a plurality of notches communicating with apertures for engagement with the elongated rod.
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1. A wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair comprising: a) a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails each having a handle end, a distal end, and a predetermined shape;b) a wheel and axle assembly operably attached adjacent said distal ends of said elongated rails;c) a hopper body having tw
1. A wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair comprising: a) a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails each having a handle end, a distal end, and a predetermined shape;b) a wheel and axle assembly operably attached adjacent said distal ends of said elongated rails;c) a hopper body having two side walls, a bottom member, a front panel, and a seat panel;d) a means for pivoting said hopper body angularly to said rails between a wheelbarrow mode and a chair mode;e) at least one adjustment bracket disposed on at least one of said elongated rails and having a plurality of notches communicating with apertures;f) a brace hingedly attached at one end thereof to said hopper body and adjacent said front panel thereof, said brace including at least one elongated member positioned relative to said hopper body and having a length so as to operably engage with said at least one adjustment bracket; andg) two leg supports connected generally perpendicular to said rails. 2. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said wheel and axle assembly is a single wheel on an axle rod connecting distal ends of said rails. 3. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein an angle between said seat panel and said bottom member is between about 92 and about 150 degrees. 4. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of notches in said at least one adjustment bracket is three. 5. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said front panel is releasably connected to said side walls and hingedly attached to said bottom member. 6. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said pivot means is a pivot rod rotatably attached substantially perpendicular to said pair of elongated rails and also attached to an underside portion of said bottom member. 7. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 6, wherein said pivot rod attaches to the top of said elongated rails with pillow-block bearings. 8. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein each aperture in communication with a respective notch defines one of a T-shaped or L-shaped opening with at least one lobe extending toward said handle end. 9. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said pivot means is a pair of pins rotatably attached substantially perpendicular to said pair of rails and also attached to underside portions of said bottom member. 10. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined shape of said elongated rail is arcuate with a rectangular cross section. 11. The wheelbarrow convertible to an adjustable-tilt chair, according to claim 1, wherein said side walls further include shelf-support tabs. 12. A wheelbarrow convertible to a chair comprising: a) a pair of spaced-apart elongated rails each having a handle end, a distal end, and a predetermined shape;b) an axle connected normal to said elongated rails adjacent to and spanning a gap between said distal ends;c) a single wheel rotatably attached to said axle between said distal ends of said spaced-apart elongated rails;d) an elongated rod attached substantially normal to said elongated rails in a generally central portion thereof;e) a hopper body having two side walls, a bottom member, a front panel, and a seat panel;f) an adjustment member disposed on each of said pair of spaced-apart elongated rails, said adjustment member including: i) one elongated L-shaped bracket having a vertical flange and a horizontal flange fixedly attached to the top of and axially parallel to said each elongated rail;ii) a plurality of top-edge notches with a first predetermined width in said vertical flange of said L-shaped bracket;iii) apertures in open communication with said top-edge notches, said apertures having a second predetermined width and a predetermined length, wherein said second predetermined width is greater than said first predetermined width and said predetermined length is greater than said second predetermined width and in a direction substantially normal to said top-edge notch;g) a tilt-adjustment brace rotatably attached at one end to an underside of said bottom member of said hopper body, wherein said adjustment brace further includes an elongated rod at a second end for removable engagement with said top-edge notches; andh) a pair of elongated legs disposed generally perpendicular to and having one end attached to said elongated rails. 13. The wheelbarrow convertible to a chair, according to claim 12, wherein said predetermined shape of said elongated rail is arcuate with a rectangular cross section. 14. The wheelbarrow convertible to a chair, according to claim 12, wherein said front panel of said hopper body includes an inwardly disposed arcuate portion. 15. The wheelbarrow convertible to a chair, according to claim 12, wherein said predetermined width of said notches is between about one-half and about one inch. 16. The wheelbarrow convertible to a chair, according to claim 12, and further including two parallel slotted strips fastened to a back side of said front panel, two L-shaped shelf brackets having curved tabs adapted to engage with said slotted strips and shelf supported on said shelf brackets. 17. A convertible wheelbarrow comprising: a) a frame;b) a hopper body disposed above said frame;c) a mechanism for pivoting said hopper body between a wheelbarrow mode wherein a bottom member of said hopper body is disposed generally planar with said frame and a chair mode wherein said bottom member is disposed at an angle to said plane of said frame, wherein said pivoting mechanism includes a first elongated member secured to said bottom member of said hopper body in a direction generally transverse to a length of said frame and a pair of spaced apart pillow blocks, each of said pair of pillow blocks secured to said frame and sized to receive an end of said first elongated member; andd) an angle adjusting means including: (i) a brace hingedly attached at one end to said hopper body;(ii) a second elongated member secured to said brace and having a pair of ends extending past the side edges of said brace; and(iii) at least one adjustment bracket having a plurality of notches sized for engagement with at least one end of said second elongated member.
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