Quick change dual purpose draw bar

摘要

A drawbar apparatus for a cart, wagon or trailer. The drawbar apparatus includes a shaft having a first end suitable for connection to a cart, and a second end including a hitch coupling. The drawbar includes a handle member having a handle first end and a handle second end. The handle first end is pivotally connected to the shaft, and the handle second end includes a grip or gripping region. The handle member is selectively pivotal between a first position and a second position, the hitch coupling extending distally beyond the handle member in the first position, and the handle member extending distally beyond the hitch coupling in the second position. Some embodiments further include a lock configured to selectively secure the handle member when the handle member is in the first position and the second position.

主权项

1. A drawbar apparatus comprising:
a shaft having a shaft first end and a shaft second end, the shaft first end suitable for connection to a cart, the shaft second end including a hitch coupling; a handle member having a handle first end and a handle second end, the handle first end pivotally connected to the shaft, the handle second end including a gripping region; wherein the handle member is selectively pivotal between a first position and a second position, the hitch coupling extending distally beyond the handle member in the first position so the hitch coupling can receive a hitch when the handle member is in the first position, the gripping region of the handle member extending distally beyond the hitch coupling in the second position; and a lock configured to selectively secure the handle member when the handle member is in the first position and the second position, wherein the lock further comprises:
the handle member having a handle hole disposed through the handle member;a first flange extending from the shaft the first flange including at least one first flange hole;a locking pin extending through the at least one first flange hole, the locking pin having a first leg and a second leg, the first leg configured to selective engage the handle hole when the handle member is in the first position, the second leg configured to selectively engage the handle hole when the handle member is in the second position; anda spring engaged with the locking pin, the spring biasing the locking pin toward the handle member.