Patent ID: 8192134

Claim:
A hand-cart lift mechanism configured to move a stack of printing paper, the hand-cart lift mechanism having a single wheel set, the wheel set having a first wheel connected to a first end of an axle, and a second wheel connected to the second end of an axle, the wheel set being configured to accommodate moving the hand-cart from a first location to a second location, said wheel set being connected to a hand-cart frame, said lift mechanism comprising: a movable loading platform, said movable loading platform being movable independently of said wheel set, said movable loading platform being slidably mounted to said hand-cart frame; a tilting platform, the tilting platform being pivotably connected to said movable loading platform at a pivot point; a pulley system, the pulley system being configured to pull a printing paper stack onto said tilting platform, said pulley system comprising a pulley and a cable, said pulley being mounted to said movable loading platform, said pulley system comprising a rotatable handle connected to said pulley, said handle being configured for manually controlling said pulley system, said tilting platform comprising a substantially flat receiving surface adapted to receive said paper stack, said tilting platform being configured to tilt with respect to the movable loading platform on the pivot point until substantially fully loaded, said pivot point being located on said movable loading platform, said movable loading platform being configured to lower said tilting platform and lift said tilting platform, said tilting platform being configured to tilt from a loading position wherein said tilting platform is tilted to receive the paper stack, to a loaded position wherein the received paper stack is loaded onto said tilting platform and above said movable loading platform, wherein a surface of said tilting platform is substantially parallel to a surface of said loading platform.