Patent ID: 7462009

Claim:
A hand-truck comprising: a platform; ground engageable wheels connected to the platform; a channel member fixedly attached to an underside of the platform; a locking plate connected to the platform proximate to the channel member; first and second spaced-apart hinge members fixedly attached to the channel member; a handle connectable to the platform comprising: a unitary rigid member slidably disposable within the channel member and between the first and the second spaced-apart hinge members; a tongue portion spaced-apart from and extending parallel to the rigid member; and a stop positioned proximate to a distal end of the rigid member; and whereupon extracting the handle from the channel member, the stop engages the first and second hinge members and the handle is pivotally positionable between a lowered positioned and a raised position, wherein the handle is lockable to the platform by positioning the handle to dispose the locking plate between the tongue portion and the rigid member; wherein said hinge members define an axis about which said stop pivots wherein said axis is horizontally offset from a platform edge such that said handle pivots to vertical in said locked and raised position.