US Patent 9663129 Spring loaded nose plate for a hand truck

The spring-loaded nose plate for a hand truck is an improved hand truck. The nose plate of the hand truck is able to move up and down relative to the frame of the hand truck. The frame of the hand truck includes a cylinder that includes a spring nested inside. The nose plate is able to move up or down tracks provided on opposing sides of the frame of the hand truck. A piston is affixed to the nose plate. The piston extends upwardly and enters the cylinder. The spring located inside of the cylinder imparts an upward bias onto the piston and the nose plate such that when the nose plate is free of an item, the nose plate rests at a topmost position relative the tracks provided on the frame of the hand truck.