Patent ID: 7871089

Claim:
A hand truck system for hauling rubbish, said system including: a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a cover being hingedly coupled to said container to selectively open or close said container, a handle being attached to said container, wheels being attached to said peripheral wall adjacent to sad bottom wall; a post having a bottom end and a top end, said post having a front side; a plate being attached to said front side of said post and extending forward thereof, said plate being positionable under said bottom wall to engage said container; a support being attached to said post and extending laterally away in opposite directions from said front side of said post; a pair of hooks, each of said hooks including a base portion and a curved portion, said base portions of said hooks being attached to said support so that said curved portions extend forward of said front side of said post, said curved portions having a free end directed downwardly toward said plate, said hooks engaging said handle; an arm having a first end and a second end, said first end being hingedly coupled to said post and extending rearward of said front side, a wheel being rotatably coupled to said second end of said arm; said wheel attached to said arm and said wheels attached to said container defining the only ground contacts of said system when said container is tilted back on said support; said post having a pair of alternating bends therein, a first one of said bends being approximately equally spaced from said top and bottom ends, said first one of said bends forming an angle in said front side of said post between 135 degrees and 175 degrees, a second one of said bends being between said first one of said bends and said bottom end of said post, said second one of said bends forming an angle in a back side of said post between 135 degrees and 175 degrees; and a flange being attached to a distal end of said plate with respect to said post, said flange extending upwardly from said plate.