Rotating Handle for a Hand Truck

A hand truck comprising:

• an upper handle portion having a generally straight section;
• a rotating handle encircling the upper handle portion, the rotating handle comprising:
• an outer surface configured for gripping and holding by a user, the outer surface being textured or made of a gripping material;
• an end portion on opposing distal ends;
• and
• a center aperture through which the upper handle portion extends;
• wherein the rotating handle includes two identical halves about a longitudinal axis of the rotating handle;
• wherein the two identical halves are adapted to mate when the longitudinal orientation of a first half is rotated 180° relative to the longitudinal orientation of a second half;
• wherein the rotating handle is capable of rotating with respect to the upper handle portion and independent to a position of the hand truck;
• and
• wherein, in use, the user can grip the outer surface of the rotating handle and rotate the hand truck to a use position without needing to rotate their wrist or move their hand, thereby improving the ergonomics of the hand truck.

A rotating handle including two identical halves about a longitudinal axis of the rotating handle, each half of the two identical halves including at least one mating structure;

• wherein each mating structure of the at least one mating structure includes:
• a sliding track;
• an interlocking hook located at one end of the sliding track;
• and
• an interlocking recess formed between the interlocking hook and the sliding track;
• wherein the two identical halves are mated when the interlocking hook of a first half of the two identical halves is placed against and laterally slid along the sliding track of a second half of the two identical halves until the interlocking hook of the first half engages the interlocking recess of the second half.