Fan cart
Devices, apparatus, systems and methods for providing a usable hand truck with a tiltable electrical fan, power strip for powering electrical equipment, a storage compartment/tray for supplies and a moveable electrical LED (light emitting diodes) light source. The moveable light can rotate up and down, and be able to pivot to a left direction and to a right direction. The power strip can include a rechargeable battery supply with USB ports and outlets to allow the fan and light source to be connected. The power strip can include a power cord to plug in the power strip to an electrical outlet. The hand truck can further include a pivotable lift grate having a middle extending footer. The hand truck can include front facing footers for allowing the hand truck to stay upright whether the pivotable lift grate is raised upward or lowered into a lift position.
1 . A hand truck comprising:
a vertical frame having a left vertical post spaced apart from and a parallel to a right vertical post, the vertical frame having an upper end and a lower end, and a mid-portion between the upper and the lower end;
a handrail extending rearwardly from the upper end of the vertical frame;
wheels consisting of a single pair of wheels attached to the lower end of the vertical frame;
an upright fan attached to the vertical frame at the midportion of the vertical frame for directing air forward of the hand truck;
a pivotable lift grate attached to the lower end of the vertical frame for supporting loads thereon, the pivotable lift grate having a down position being perpendicular to the vertical frame, and a raised position with the lift grate substantially parallel to the vertical frame;
a left front footer extending forward from and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of the left vertical post, the left front footer includes an upside down U-shaped configuration formed between a forward left post parallel to the left vertical post; and
a right front footer extending forward from and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of the right vertical post, the right front footer includes an upside down U-shaped configuration formed between a forward right post parallel to the right vertical post, wherein the left front footer and the right front footer supports the hand truck to stay upright in a vertical orientation whether the pivotable lift grate is in the raised position, or in the down position, and wherein the lower end of the left vertical post, bottom of the forward left post, the lower end of the right vertical post, and bottom of the forward right post, rest on ground level, whether or not the pivotable lift grate is in the raised position or in the down position.
2 . The hand truck of claim 1 , wherein the pivotable lift grate includes:
a C-shaped frame, with a left leg having a rear end pivotally attached to the lower end of the left vertical post, and a right leg with a rear end pivotally attached to the lower end of the right vertical post, the C-shaped frame having a front portion extending forward from a front end of the left leg, and a front end of the right leg.
3 . The hand truck of claim 2 , wherein the front portion of the pivotable lift grate, has a downwardly extending front foot.
4 . The hand truck of claim 3 , wherein the downwardly extending front foot has a rectangular frame configuration.
5 . The hand truck of claim 3 , wherein the pivotable lift grate further comprises:
a plurality of parallel rods extending between the left leg and the right leg.
6 . The hand truck of claim 1 , further comprising:
an upper rear bent support bracket attached to the upper end of the vertical frame of the hand truck, the upper rear bent support bracket having a rearwardly extending mid portion.
7 . The hand truck of claim 6 , further comprising:
a rotatable light attached to the rearwardly extending midportion of the upper rear bent support bracket, the rotatable light projecting light in a forward direction from the hand truck.
8 . The hand truck of claim 7 , further comprising:
a rotate mechanism allowing the light to rotate upward to direct the light upward, and for allowing the light to rotate downward to direct the light downward.
9 . The hand truck of claim 8 , wherein the rotate mechanism comprises:
a rear facing C shaped bracket that is fastenable to the midportion of an upper rear bent support bracket; and
a front facing C shaped bracket pivotally attached to the rear facing C shaped bracket; the rotatable light attached to the front facing C shaped bracket.
10 . The hand truck of claim 6 , further comprising:
a storage tray having a left side, a right side and rearwardly extending bend between the left side and the right side, the storage tray having a plurality of compartments in an upper surface, and the storage tray attached to the upper rear bent support bracket.
11 . The hand truck of claim 10 , wherein the storage tray includes:
a left front clip for clipping onto a left side of the upper rear bent support bracket; and
a right front clip for clipping onto a right side of the upper rear bent support bracket.
12 . The hand truck of claim 1 , further comprising:
a power strip having a plurality of plug-in outlets, attached to the vertical frame beneath the fan, the power strip having a cord that allows the power strip to be plugged into an electrical outlet, the power strip for providing power to the fan.
13 . The hand truck of claim 12 , wherein the power strip includes:
at least one USB port.
14 . A hand truck comprising:
a vertical frame having a left vertical post spaced apart from and parallel to a right vertical post, the vertical frame having an upper end and a lower end, and a mid-portion between the upper and the lower end;
a handrail extending rearwardly from the upper end of the vertical frame;
an upper rear bent support bracket attached to the upper end of the vertical frame of the hand truck, the upper rear bent support bracket having a rearwardly extending mid portion;
wheels consisting of a single pair of wheels attached to the lower end of the vertical frame;
a pivotable lift grate attached to the lower end of the vertical frame for supporting loads thereon, the pivotable lift grate having a down position being perpendicular to the vertical frame, and a raised position with the lift grate substantially parallel to the vertical frame;
a left front footer extending forward from and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of the left vertical post, the left front footer includes an upside down U-shaped configuration formed between a left forward post parallel to the left vertical post; and
a right front footer extending forward from and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of the right vertical post, the right front footer includes an upside down U-shaped configuration formed between a right forward post parallel to the right vertical post, wherein the left front footer and the right front footer supports the hand truck to stay upright in a vertical orientation whether the pivotable lift grate is in the raised position, or in the down position, and wherein the lower end of the left vertical post, bottom of the forward left post, the lower end of the right vertical post, and bottom of the forward right post, rest on ground level, whether or not the pivotable lift grate is in the raised position or in the down position.
15 . The hand truck of claim 14 , further comprising:
a rotatable light attached to the rearwardly extending midportion of the an upper rear bent support bracket, the rotatable light projecting light in a forward direction from the hand truck, the rotatable light having a rotate mechanism allowing the light to rotate upward to direct the light upward, and for allowing the light to rotate downward to direct the light downward, the rotate mechanism includes a rear facing C shaped bracket that is fastenable to the midportion of an upper rear bent support bracket, and a front facing C shaped bracket pivotally attached to the rear facing C shaped bracket; the rotatable light attached to the front facing C shaped bracket.
16 . The hand truck of claim 14 , further comprising:
a storage tray having a left side, a right side and rearwardly extending bend between the left side and the right side, the storage tray having a plurality of compartments in an upper surface, and the storage tray attached to the upper rear bent support bracket, the storage tray includes a left front clip for clipping onto a left side of the upper rear bent support bracket; and a right front clip for clipping onto a right side of the upper rear bent support bracket.
17 . A hand truck comprising:
a vertical frame having a left vertical post spaced apart from and parallel to a right vertical post, the vertical frame having an upper end and a lower end, and a mid-portion between the upper and the lower end;
a handrail extending rearwardly from the upper end of the vertical frame;
an upper rear bent support bracket attached to the upper end of the vertical frame of the hand truck, the upper rear bent support bracket having a rearwardly extending mid portion;
wheels consisting of a single pair of wheels attached to the lower end of the vertical frame;
a pivotable lift grate attached to the lower end of the frame for supporting loads thereon, the pivotable lift grate having a down position being perpendicular to the vertical frame, and a raised position with the lift grate substantially parallel to the vertical frame;
a left front footer extending forward from and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of the left vertical post, the left front footer includes an upside down U-shaped configuration formed between a forward left post parallel to the left vertical post;
a right front footer extending forward from and substantially perpendicular to the lower end of the right vertical post, the right front footer includes an upside down U-shaped configuration formed between a forward right post parallel to the right vertical post, wherein the left front footer and the right front footer supports the hand truck to stay upright in a vertical orientation whether the pivotable lift grate is in the raised position, or in the down position, and wherein the lower end of the left vertical post, bottom of the forward left post, the lower end of the right vertical post, and bottom of the forward right post, rest on ground level, whether or not the pivotable lift grate is in the raised position or in the down position;
a rotatable light attached to the rearwardly extending midportion of the upper rear bent support bracket, the rotatable light projecting light in a forward direction from the hand truck, the rotatable light having a rotate mechanism allowing the light to rotate upward to direct the light upward, and for allowing the light to rotate downward to direct the light downward, the rotate mechanism includes a rear facing C shaped bracket that is fastenable to the midportion of an upper rear bent support bracket, and a front facing C shaped bracket pivotally attached to the rear facing C shaped bracket; the rotatable light attached to the front facing C shaped bracket; and
a storage tray having a left side, a right side and rearwardly extending bend between the left side and the right side, the storage tray having a plurality of compartments in an upper surface, and the storage tray attached to the upper rear bent support bracket, the storage tray includes a left front clip for clipping onto a left side of the upper rear bent support bracket; and a right front clip for clipping onto a right side of the upper rear bent support bracket.