Patents by Inventor Nick Charles Benton

Nick Charles Benton 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).

  • Spring powered wheelbarrow
    Patent number: 6820880
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spring powered wheelbarrow with a manually powered drive assembly. A foot crank winds a spring through a system of shafts and sprockets in a first direction. By releasing a brake upon a front wheel of a wheelbarrow, the wound spring transfers a rotational movement from a spring shaft to a freewheel sprocket adjacent to the front wheel, the rotational movement upon the front wheel assisting a user in pushing the wheelbarrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventors: Nick Charles Benton, Michael Lee Gray
  • Spring powered wheelbarrow
    Publication number: 20030217875
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spring powered wheelbarrow with a manually powered drive assembly. A foot crank winds a spring through a system of shafts and sprockets in a first direction. By releasing a brake upon a front wheel of a wheelbarrow, the wound spring transfers a rotational movement from a spring shaft to a freewheel sprocket adjacent to the front wheel, the rotational movement upon the front wheel assisting a user in pushing the wheelbarrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Nick Charles Benton, Michael Lee Gray