ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,021, issued on Oct. 27.
"Collapsible wheelbarrow" was invented by Ryan S. Jones (Effingham, Ill.) and Larisa M. Jones (Effingham, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible wheelbarrow with a barrow mounted on a commercially available chassis having a pair of handles merging towards a front end and an axle with a pair of wheels. The barrow includes a bottom panel that is configured to mount on the chassis. Back and side panels are connected to the bottom panel with hinges. Other hinges with removable hinge pins connect the front panel to the bottom panel and front and back panels to the side panels. Side flanges on the front a...