Patent ID: 8939453
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A utility hand truck comprising: an upright frame having a top end that includes a handle, elongated spaced apart vertical posts, a bottom end that includes a planar base support plate defining a support plate plane and spaced apart wheels at the bottom end; a front bucket; securing members that are for removable attachment of the front bucket between the elongated spaced apart vertical posts, and the base support plate; and a rear foot board that is constructed and arranged for support from the upright frame and disposed between the spaced apart wheels; said bucket constructed and arranged to scoop material at ground level while the rear foot board is useable in pushing the bucket forward and in tilting the upright frame and bucket; wherein the rear foot board comprises a planar board and a pair of spaced apart support pieces that respectively support ends of the rear support board from the upright frame; wherein the foot board has a top planar surface that is meant for engagement with a user's foot; wherein the top planar surface of the foot board defines a top surface plane that is disposed at an acute angle to the support plate plane; and wherein the spaced apart support pieces are secured at a top end thereof to the rear foot board and at a lower end thereof to an axle that connects the wheels and the base support plate.