Hand truck

A hand truck, for transporting and lifting a load, comprising:

• a. an elongated frame having an upper and lower end;
• b. a wheel assembly attached to the lower end of the frame;
• c. a carriage mounted on the frame and adapted to freely travel the length of the frame, the carriage having a load bed that extends across the frame, and at least one protrusion below the load bed that extends across the frame;
• d. a seizing arm pivotably attached at a pivot point to the carriage above the load bed, the seizing arm having a body, the body having a securing means directed toward said load surface, and the seizing arm also having a stem directed away from the pivot point;
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• e. single actuator means for forcing the seizing arm towards the load bed so that an object placed on the load bed is secured between the seizing arm and the carriage, and then for positioning the carriage along the frame, the actuator means including:
• i. a cable and winch attached to the upper end of the frame, a free end of the cable attached to a travelling pulley;
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• ii. a carriage cable attached at one end to a stop plate fixed to the frame below the carriage, extending through the traveling pulley, and attached at a second end to the seizing arm stem.