Patents by Inventor G. Steven Ortez

G. Steven Ortez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6508478
    Abstract: An auxiliary wheeled frame for wheelbarrows having a lateral beam being attached to the legs of a typical wheelbarrow and having attached at a bottom outer end thereof a plurality of pivotable, rotating wheels one each attached at each exterior end of the lateral beam exterior to a position where the legs of a typical wheelbarrow normally rest on the ground. A plurality of braces are provided with the braces being either removably or permanently secured one each to an upper side of said lateral beam immediately interior of each rotating wheel and to one each of the legs of a typical wheelbarrow. A horizontal cross bar is provided with the horizontal cross bar being secured between interior portions of each of the legs of a typical wheelbarrow. The rotating wheels may be removably attached, may have brake means, and may be castor-type wheels. A plurality of second diagonal bars may be secured between interior portions of each of the legs of a typical wheelbarrow. The lateral beam may have a toolbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Inventor: G. Steven Ortez