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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, prefe

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.

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1. An improved handtruck, comprising; an elongated frame having a top and bottom, and a front and back;a cross-span extending across the frame and providing structural support thereto;a wheel assembly having wheels and an axle coupled to the wheels, the wheel assembly coupled to the frame and formin

1. An improved handtruck, comprising; an elongated frame having a top and bottom, and a front and back;a cross-span extending across the frame and providing structural support thereto;a wheel assembly having wheels and an axle coupled to the wheels, the wheel assembly coupled to the frame and forming a wheelbase;a load-bearing member attached to said frame;a footkick attached to the cross-span, said footkick extending rearwardly relative to said frame back and said wheels, said footkick having a part engageable by a person's foot, said footkick being spaced from said axle. 2. The improved handtruck of claim 1, wherein said footkick is an elongated rod having one end affixed to said back of said frame adjacent said frame bottom, with another end of said rod extending at an upward angle relative to the ground. 3. The improved handtruck of claim 2, wherein said rod has a lateral element at said another end which is engaged by a person's foot. 4. An apparatus for moving loads manually, comprising; a frame having a top and bottom, and a front and back;rotary members mounted to an axle adjacent to said bottom of said frame and forming a rollerbase upon which said frame can be moved across a surface;a load-bearing member attached to said frame on which a load is to be carried;a footkick attached to said frame, said footkick extending rearwardly relative to said frame back and having a distal part near or at said frame bottom, said footkick having a proximal part engageable by a person's foot, said footkick providing a lever for facilitating rotation of said frame in an arc where said frame top moves toward a user, said footkick being spaced from said axle. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said footkick is an elongated rod having a distal end affixed to said back of said frame adjacent said frame bottom, with a proximal end of said rod extending at an upward angle relative to the ground. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said rod has a lateral element at said proximal end which is engaged by a person's foot. 7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said rotary members are wheels which are spaced apart from one another, and said footkick is an elongated rod having a distal end affixed to said back of said frame adjacent said frame bottom, said footkick being located above an axis defined between centers of rotation of said wheels. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said rod has a lateral element at a proximal end which is engaged by a person's foot. 9. An apparatus for moving loads manually, comprising; a frame having a top and bottom, and a front and back;at least one member mounted adjacent to said bottom of said frame upon which said frame can be moved on a surface, the at least one member being coupled to an axle;a load-bearing part on said frame;a footkick mounted to the handtruck in a manner to allow rotation of said frame about a fulcrum point, said footkick extending rearwardly relative to said frame back and said rotatable member, said footkick having a part engageable by a person's foot, said footkick providing a lever for facilitating rotation of said frame about said fulcrum point, said footkick being spaced from said axle. 10. The improved handtruck of claim 1, wherein the footkick is fixed to the frame. 11. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the footkick is fixed to the frame. 12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the footkick is fixed to the frame.