BARROW: The Cogbarrow
(Text for possible inclusion into The Cat, Crow, & Knitten Show - Vol. 2)
Crow walks with Knitten and Cat around to the backside of the castle. Knitten coos to the sound of birds chirping along the way, happy in her own isolated sensory world, which causes Cat to smile and soak in the sounds as well. They arrive at a shed made of stones; somewhat newer material than the stones comprising the castle. Crow unlatches the wood door to the shed and pulls it open wide. Then he steps inside and emerges pulling on the handles of a concave wooden container, one which rolls on strange, diagonal wheels.
"Let me introduce you to one of several contraptions I've invented for my castle gardening chores," Crow explains to them both. "I call it the Cogbarrow. Instead of being held up by one tipsy wheel or two, and wooden rests adorning the back end like a typical wheelbarrow, this one features two large, metal cogwheels at opposing angles for a wide base, each held on with its own axle. The cogs interconnect at the top for support and smooth operation. I designed the cogwheel mold myself for the blacksmith to pour and form these two. My Cogbarrow design is still about as easy to wheel around, in my opinion, due to rolling on the cog edges, and the widely-spaced cogs on each cogwheel cause it to stand upright on its own. Then, when you are ready to empty the contents, this lever here releases the front tilt so the handles can be lifted and the contents slide out over a contoured, rather than boxy, design, but without the risk of the load becoming unbalanced and tipping to the side."
Without hesitation, Cat asks him, "What if somebody wants to tip it to the side?"
"Well, it doesn't allow for that, but how often is that a thing anybody wants?"
"Your wheel design; would it roll backwards on an incline?"
Crow ponders a moment before responding, "True, that is possible. Maybe it does need something a bit more stationary to rest upon, but most of the garden area here is on a flat surface, so I haven't encountered that problem."
Knitten cheers, "You'll figure it out, daddy. You're so amazing!"
"But I didn't agree that it's flawed," he retorts. "It works just fine for my purposes. I have no reason to fix anything on it. Maybe if I were to produce more and sell them, I would, but that's not something I have any intent of doing. Anyways, I've got more to show you, and we still have a garden to attend."
Crow walks with Knitten and Cat around to the backside of the castle. Knitten coos to the sound of birds chirping along the way, happy in her own isolated sensory world, which causes Cat to smile and soak in the sounds as well. They arrive at a shed made of stones; somewhat newer material than the stones comprising the castle. Crow unlatches the wood door to the shed and pulls it open wide. Then he steps inside and emerges pulling on the handles of a concave wooden container, one which rolls on strange, diagonal wheels.
"Let me introduce you to one of several contraptions I've invented for my castle gardening chores," Crow explains to them both. "I call it the Cogbarrow. Instead of being held up by one tipsy wheel or two, and wooden rests adorning the back end like a typical wheelbarrow, this one features two large, metal cogwheels at opposing angles for a wide base, each held on with its own axle. The cogs interconnect at the top for support and smooth operation. I designed the cogwheel mold myself for the blacksmith to pour and form these two. My Cogbarrow design is still about as easy to wheel around, in my opinion, due to rolling on the cog edges, and the widely-spaced cogs on each cogwheel cause it to stand upright on its own. Then, when you are ready to empty the contents, this lever here releases the front tilt so the handles can be lifted and the contents slide out over a contoured, rather than boxy, design, but without the risk of the load becoming unbalanced and tipping to the side."
Without hesitation, Cat asks him, "What if somebody wants to tip it to the side?"
"Well, it doesn't allow for that, but how often is that a thing anybody wants?"
"Your wheel design; would it roll backwards on an incline?"
Crow ponders a moment before responding, "True, that is possible. Maybe it does need something a bit more stationary to rest upon, but most of the garden area here is on a flat surface, so I haven't encountered that problem."
Knitten cheers, "You'll figure it out, daddy. You're so amazing!"
"But I didn't agree that it's flawed," he retorts. "It works just fine for my purposes. I have no reason to fix anything on it. Maybe if I were to produce more and sell them, I would, but that's not something I have any intent of doing. Anyways, I've got more to show you, and we still have a garden to attend."
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