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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Patrick J. Bowden, Peotone, IL (US);
Inventor:
Patrick J. Bowden, Peotone, IL (US);
Assignee:
Brennan Equipment and Manufacturing, University Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 5/00 (2006.01); B62B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 1/12 (2013.01); B62B 2203/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handtruck has an elongated frame, with wheels mounted adjacent to the bottom of frame and forming a wheelbase. A load-bearing member, such as a base plate, is attached to the frame. A footkick is provided and is attached to the frame, the footkick extending rearwardly relative to the wheels, preferably with a part engageable by a person's foot. The footkick provides a lever for facilitating rotation of the frame about the wheelbase.