Collapsible hand truck
OwnerMilan B. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
The collapsible hand truck disclosed includes a pair of spaced-apart, segmented, upright frame members, their segments each being pivotly connected to a "U" bracket; The upright frame members each having a handle and a wheel at opposite ends; The handles and wheels extending in the same direction from the upright members; A load-carrying bracket is rotatably connected between the upright members near the handle ends; Brace members are rotatably connected to the upright members between the "U" bracket and wheel ends; and A weight support bracket is rotatably and pivotly connected between the upright frame members and when in an operable position extends outwardly from the upright frame members on the opposite side from the handles and wheels.
Claims9
An improved collapsible hand truck comprising:
- a pair of side-by-side, spaced-apart, segmented, upright members, each of the segments of each upright member are pivotally attached in a spaced-apart relationship to a common "U" bracket and each upright comprises a handle member formed on one end thereof, extending at an angle therefrom and a wheel rotatably attached near the end remote from said handle member and extending therefrom in a direction of the distal end of said handle member, whereby said handle member and wheel lie along a common plane and the open portion of said "U" bracket is perpendicular to said common plane;
- a load-carrying bracket positioned between and rotatably attached to the upright members adjacent the handle member end thereof;
- a weight support shelf member rotatably attached to the upright members at their wheel adjacent ends;
- brace members extending between said upright members intermediate said common "U" bracket and said wheels, said upright members are rotatable relative thereto;
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- a pair of levers pivotally interconnected intermediate their ends, each of said levers being pivotally attached at one end to said brace members and at their opposite end to said weight support shelf member intermediate the upright member attachment and its opposite outer end surface.
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