Hand truck

A hand truck comprising:

• a main frame mechanism including a main frame unit generally extending in a top-bottom direction and configured to carry an article, and a wheel unit connected to said main frame unit for moving said main frame unit, said main frame unit including a main frame body extending in the top-bottom direction, and a shovel plate extending forwardly from a bottom end of said main frame body for shoveling a bottom end of the article and for carrying the article;
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• a clamping mechanism including two clamping frame units respectively pivoted to left and right sides of said main frame unit and located above said shovel plate, each of said clamping frame units including at least one pivot connecting member pivoted to said main frame body, a Push member connected to said at least one pivot connecting member and extending toward the other one of said clamping frame units, and a clamping frame body fixed to said at least one pivot connecting member and protruding forwardly in front of said shovel plate, said clamping frame units being driven to move relative to said main frame unit between a clamped state, in which said clamping frame bodies of said clamping frame units are pivoted toward each other for clamping therebetween the article carried by said main frame unit and for limiting the article on said shovel plate, and an unclamped state, in which said clamping frame bodies of said clamping frame units are pivoted away from each other to release the article, and said push members of said clamping frame units are driven to pivot forwardly and push the article away from said shovel plate;
• wherein each of said clamping frame units further includes a limiting plate that protrudes from a bottom end of said clamping frame body toward said clamping frame body of the other one of said clamping frame units and that is driven by said clamping frame body for shoveling the bottom end of the article, said limiting plate cooperating with said shovel plate to carry the article.