Patent ID: 6398477
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
An electric hand truck comprising:a casting, a pair of outer rail extrusions attached to the casting one rail extrusion on either side of the casting, a pair of inner rail extrusions, one slidably attached to the outer rail extrusions, a pair of load arms pivotally attached to the casting such that the load arms can move between parallel and perpendicular positions relative to the outer rail extrusions, a load plate attached perpendicularly to the lower end of the inner rail extensions for carrying a load, the load plate fitting between the load arms, a means for moving the inner rail extrusions relative to the outer rail extrusions such that the load plate rests on the ground and with the load arms parallel to the load plate the load arms move upward to raise objects from the ground or lower objects to the ground, and with the load arms perpendicular to the load plate and the casing bearing the weight of the hand truck on a support surface the object can be lowered below the casing.