GB2458115A - Hand cart - Google Patents
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Abstract
The cart includes a rectangular platform 2 with casters 3, and a handle unit 4. The platform 2 has opposite first and second side edges, a first engaging unit 21 formed on the first side edge, and a second engaging unit 22 formed on the second side edge and having a structure that complements the first engaging unit 21. The handle unit 4 includes a post 41 mounted on the platform 2, and an opposite handlebar-connecting end mounting a connecting seat 42 through which a handlebar 43 extends horizontally. A handlebar-fastening component 45, e.g. screw-threaded, fastens the handlebar 43 to the connecting seat 42. Two such platforms 2 can be mutually coupled side-by-side wherein two handle unit posts 41 have seats 42 accepting the respective ends of a handlebar 43 fastened therein by fastening components 45. Three platforms 2 can be so coupled with respective posts 41 and their seats 42 mounting a single or two handlebars 43. The side edge structures are formed of vertically converging/diverging dovetail formations.
Description
1 2458115 TITLE: HAND CART The present invention relates to a cart, more particularly to a cart having a handle.
Referring to Figure 1, a conventional hand cart 1 includes a platform 11 for placing articles thereon, a plurality of casters 12 mounted on a bottom side of the platform 11, and a handle 3 mounted on a side edge of the platform 11.
Although the conventional hand cart 1 may be used to transport articles, the limited surface area of the platform 11 makes transport of large volumes of articles awkward and inefficient. Since manufacturing the platform 11 with a greater surface area in order to overcome the aforementioned drawback would make the hand cart 1 difficult to store, there is a need for improving the construction of the hand cart 1.
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a hand cart that is capable of overcoming
the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
According to the present invention, there is provided a hand cart that comprises a rectangular platform, a plurality of casters, and a handle unit.
The platform has opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion between the first and second side edges, a first engaging unit formed on the first side edge, anda second engaginguriit formed on the second side edge.
The first engaging unit includes a plurality of spaced apart first grooves indented toward the second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions, each of which is formed between an adjacent pair of the first grooves. The second engaging unit includes a plurality of spaced apart second grooves indented toward the first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions, each of which is formed between an adjacent pair of the second grooves. Each of the second grooves has a structure that complements the first protrusions of the first engaging unit, and each of the second protrusions has a structure that complements the first grooves of the first engaging unit.
The casters are mounted on the platform.
The handle unit includes a post, a hollow connecting seat, a handlebar, and a handlebar fastening component.
The post has a platform-connecting end mounted on the handle-mounting portion of the platform, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to the platform-connecting end. The connecting seat is mounted on the handlebar-connecting end of the post. The handlebar extends horizontally through the connecting seat. The handlebar fastening component fastens the handlebar to the connecting seat.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional hand cart; Figure 2 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of a hand cart according to the present invention; Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a handle unit of the first preferred embodiment; Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the handle unit of the first preferred embodiment; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment shoving the handle unit resting on a platform when not in use; Figure 6 is a perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of a hand cart according to the present invention; Figure 7 is a fragmentary schematic view of a handle unit of the second preferred embodiment; Figure 8 is a perspective view of a third preferred embodiment of a hand cart according to the present invention: Figure 9 is a fragmentary schematic view illustrating a handle unit of the third preferred embodiment; and Figure 10 is a fragmentary schematic view i1lustratingmodificationofthehanci1eunjtofthej preferred embodiment.
Before the present invention is described in greater * detail with reference to the accompanying preferred embodiments, it shouldbe notedherein that like elements * are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout
the disclosure.
Figures 2, 3 and 4 illustrate a first preferred embodiment of a hand cart according to the present invention. The hand cart comprises a rectangular platform 2, a plurality of casters 3, and a handle unit 4.
The platform 2 has opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion between the first and 5econd side edges, a first engaging unit 21 formed on the first side edge, and a second engaging unit 22 formed on the second side edge.
The first engaging unit 21. includes a plurality of spaced apart first grooves 211 indented toward the second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions 212, each of which is formed between an adjacent pair of the first grooves 211. The second engaging unit 22 includes a plurality of spaced apart second grooves 221 indented toward the first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions 222, each of which is formed between an adjacent pair of the second grooves 221. Each of the second grooves 221 has a structure that complements the first protrusions 212 of the first engaging unit 21, and each of the second protrusions 222 has a structure that complements the first grooves 211 of the first engaging unit 21.
Preferably, each of the first grooves 211 of the first engaging unit 21 is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in an upward direction, each of the first protrusions 212 of the first engaging unit 21 is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in a downward direction, each of the second grooves 221 of the second engaging unit 22 is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in the downwarddirection, andeach of the second protrusions 222 of the second engaging unit 22 is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in the upward direction.
The casters 3 are mounted on a bottom side of the platform 2. In this embodiment, each caster 3 includes a caster body 31 which contacts a surface and is movable to roll on the surface, and a brake unit 32 for limiting and prohibiting movement of the caster body 31. Since the brake unit 32 is a commonly known structure, details of the same are omitted herein for the sake of brevity.
The handle unit 4 includes a post 41, a hollow connecting seat 42, a handlebar 43, and a handlebar fastening component 45. The post 41 has a platform-connecting end mounted on the handle-mounting portion of the platform 2, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to the platform-connecting end. The connecting seat 42 is mounted on the handlebar-connecting end of the post 41. The handlebar 43 extends horizontally through the connecting seat 42.
The handlebar fastening component 45 fastens the handlebar 43 to the connecting seat 42.
Preferably, the connecting seat 42 includes a sleeve section 421 sleeved on the handlebar-connecting end of the post 41, and a tubular section 422 formed on the sleeve section 421 and through which the handlebar 43 extends.
Preferably, the tubular section 422 of the connecting seat 42 is formed with an axial hole 424 through which the handlebar 43 extends, and a radial first fastener hole 425. The handlebar 43 is formed with a first screw hole 431 to be aligned with the first fastener hole 425, and the handlebar fastening component 45 extends through the first fastener hole 425 and engages threadedly the first screw hole 431, thereby fastening the handlebar 43 to the tubular section 422 of the connecting seat 42.
In this embodiment, the tubular section 422 is formed with the aforementioned axial hole 424 through which the handlebar 43 extends, and three radial first fastener holes 425 spaced apart from each other along the length of the tubular section 422. The handlebar 43 is formed with three first screw holes 431 spaced apart from each other along the length of the handlebar 43. One of the first screw holes 431 is aligned with a corresponding one of the first fastener holes 425, and the handlebar fastening component 45 extends through one of the first fastener holes 425 and engages threadedly one of the first screw holes 431 corresponding to said one of the first fastener holes 425, thereby fastening the handlebar43tothetubularsectjon422 oftheconnecting seat 42. In practice, the numbers of the first fastener holes 431 and the first screw holes 425 are not limited to what are disclosed herein.
Preferably, the handlebar-connecting end of the post 41 is formed with a second screw hole 411, the sleeve section 421 of the connecting seat 42 is formed with a second fastener hole 423 aligned with the second screw hole 411, and the handle unit 4 further includes a seat fastening component 44, which extends through the second fastener hole 423 andengages threadedly the secondscrew hole 411, thereby fastening the connecting seat 42 to the post 41.
During assembly of the handle unit 4, the sleeve section 421 of the connecting seat 42 is sleeved on the handlebar-connecting endof thepost4l so that the second fastener hole 423 is aligned with the second screw hole 411, and the seat fastening component 44 is extended through the second fastener hole 423 for engaging threadedly the second screw hole 411, thereby fastening the connecting seat 42 to the post 41. Then, the handlebar 43 is extended through the axial hole 424 of the tubular section 422 of the connecting seat 42 so that one of the first screw holes 431 is aligned with a corresponding one of the first fastener holes 425, and the handlebar fastening component 45 is extended through one of the first fastener holes 425 for engaging threadedly one of the first screw holes 431 corresponding to said one of the first fastener holes 425, thereby fastening the handlebar 43 to the connecting seat 42 and completing the assembly of the handle unit 4.
In this embodiment, the platform-connecting end of the post 41 is mounted on the handle-mounting portion of the platform 2 via a coupling mechanism 46 that permits folding of the post 41 on top of the platform 2. However, the post 41 may be mounted on the platform 2 by forming an insertion hole in the handle-mounting portion of the platform 2 into which the platform-connecting end of the post 41 can be inserted (not shown). The way in which the post 41 is mounted on the platform 2 should not be limited to what is disclosed herein.
Preferably, the post 41 is a telescopic member with a fixing mechanism 47 for retaining the post 41 at a desired length. Since the coupling mechanism 46 and the fixing mechanism 47 are commonly seen mechanisms, details of the same are omitted herein for the sake of brevity.
Referring to Figure 5, when the handle unit 4 of the embodiment is not in use, the fixing mechanism 47 of the post 4]. can be operated to shorten the post 41, and the coupling mechanism 46 may be used to fold the post 41 on top of the platform 2.
Figures 6 and 7 illustrate a second preferred embodiment of a hand cart according to the present invention, which comprises a pair of rectangular platforms 2, a plurality of casters 3, and a handle unit 4.
Each platform 2 has opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion between the first and second side edges, a first engaging unit 21 formed on the first side edge, and a second engaging unit 22 formed on the second side edge.
The first engaging unit 21 includes a plurality of spaced apart first grooves 211 indented toward the second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions 212, each of which is formed between an adjacent pair of the first grooves 211. The second engaging unit 22 includes a plurality of spaced apart second grooves 221 indented toward the first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions 222, each of which is formed between an adjacent pair of the second grooves 221. Each of the second grooves 221 has a structure complementing the first protrusions 212 of the first engaging unit 21, and each of the second protrusions 222 has a structure complementing the first grooves 211 of the first engaging unit 21.
The second grooves 221 and the second protrusions 222 of the second engaging unit 222 of one of the platforms 2 engages removably and respectively the first protrusions 211 and the first grooves 212 of the first engaging unit 21 of the other of the platforms 2.
Preferably, as in the previous preferred embodiment, each of the first grooves 211 of the first engaging unit 21 is a dovetail groove, each of the first protrusions 212 of the first engaging unit 21 is a dovetail wedge, each of the second grooves 221 of the second engaging unit 22 is a dovetail groove, and each of the second protrusions 222 of the second engaging unit 22 is a dovetail wedge.
The handle unit 4 includes a pair of posts 41, a pair of hollow connecting seats 42, a handlebar 43, and a pair of handlebar fastening components 45.
Each post 41 has a platform-connecting end mounted on the handle-mounting portion of a respective one of the platforms 2, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to the platform-connecting end. Each connecting seat 42 is mounted on the handlebar-connecting end of a respective one of the posts 41. The handlebar 43 extends horizontally through the connecting seats 42. Each handlebar fastening component 45 fastens the handlebar 43 to one of the connecting seats 42.
In this embodiment, each of the connecting seats 42 includes a sleeve section 421 sleeved on the handlebar-connecting end of the respective one of the posts 41, and a tubular section 422 formed on the sleeve section 421 and through which the handlebar 43 extends.
In this embodiment, the tubular section 422 of each connecting seat 42 is formed with an axial hole 424 through which the handlebar 43 extends, and three radial first fastener holes 425 spaced apart from each other alongthelengthofthetubularsection422. Thehandlebar 43 is formed with three first screw holes (not visible in the drawings) spaced apart from each other along the length of the handlebar 43, and at least two of the first screw holes are a14.gned with corresponding ones of the first fastener holes 425 in the tubular sections 422 of the connecting seats 42. Each of the handlebar fastening components 45 extends through one of the first fastener holes 425 and engages threadedly one of the first screw holes 431 corresponding to said one of the first fastener holes 425, thereby fastening the handlebar 43 to the tubular sections 422 of the connecting seats 42.
Since the connecting seats 42 are mounted on the posts 41 inamannersirnilartothepreviousembodiment, further details of the same are omitted herein for the sake of brevity.
Compared to the hand cart of the previous embodiment, the handle unit 4 in the second preferred embodiment includes one handlebar 43 corresponding to two posts 41.
Figures 8 and 9 illustrate a third preferred embodiment of a hand cart according to the present invention. Compared to the hand cart of the second preferred embodiment, this embodiment includes three of the platforms 2 to accommodate placement of larger articles andgreaterquantitiesof articles. Inaddition, the handle unit 4 of this embodiment includes three posts 41 respectively connected to the platforms 2, and two handlebars 43 corresponding to the posts 41.
Figure 10 illustrates a modification of the handle unit 4 of the third preferred embodiment. In Figure 10, the handle unit 4 includes only one handlebar 43 corresponding to the three posts 41.
It has thus been shown that the hand cart of the present invention can be modified to transport various sizes and quantities of articles, and can be easily stored.
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- CLAIMS: l.A hand cart comprising: a rectangular platform having opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion between said first and second side edges, a first engaging unit formed on said first side edge, and a second engaging unit formed on said second side edge, said first engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart first grooves indented toward said second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions each formed between an adjacent pair of said first grooves, said second engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart second grooves indented toward said first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions each formedbetween an adjacent pair of said second grooves, each of said second grooves having a structure complementing said first protrusions of said first engaging unit, each of said second protrusions having a structure complementing said first grooves of said first engaging unit; a plurality of casters mounted on said platform; and a handle unit including a post having a platform-connecting end mounted on said handle-mounting portion of said platform, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to said platform-connecting end, a hollow connecting seat mounted on said handlebar-connecting end of said post, a handlebar extending horizontally through said connecting seat, and a handlebar fastening component for fastening said handlebar to said connecting seat.
- 2. The hand cart as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connecting seat includes a sleeve section sleeved on saidhandlebar-connectjngendofsajdpost, andatubular section formed on said sleeve section and through which said handlebar extends.
- 3. The hand cart as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tubular section is formed with an axial hole through whichsajdhandlebarextends andaradjalfjrst fastener hole, said handlebar being formed with a first screw hole to be aligned with said first fastener hole, said handlebar fastening component extending through said first fastener hole and engaging threadedly said first screw hole, thereby fastening said handlebar to said tubular section of said connecting seat.
- 4. The hand cart as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tubular section is formed with an axial hole through which said handlebar extends, and three radial first fastener holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said tubular section, said handlebar being formed with three first screw holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said handlebar, one of said first screw holes being aligned with a corresponding one of said first fastener holes, said handlebar fastening component extending through one of said first fastener holes and engaging threadedly one of said first screw holes corresponding to said one of said first fastener holes, thereby fastening said handlebar to said tubular section of said connecting seat.
- 5. The hand cart as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said handlebar-connecting end of said post is formed with a second screw hole, said connecting seat being formed with a second fastener hole aligned with said second screw hole, said handle unit further including a seat fastening component extending through said second fastener hole and engaging threadedly said second screw hole, thereby fastening said connecting seat to said post.
- 6. The hand cart as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of said first grooves of said first engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in an upward direction, each of said first protrusions of said first engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in a downward direction, each of said second grooves of said second engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in the downward direction, and each of said second protrusions of said second engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in the upward direction.
- 7.A hand cart comprising: a pair of rectangular platforms, each having opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion betweensaidfirstandsecondsjdeedges, afirstengaging unit formed on said first side edge, anda second engaging unit formed on said second side edge, said first engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart first grooves indented toward said second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions each formed between an adjacent pair of said first grooves, said second engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart second grooves indented toward said first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions each formed between an adjacent pair of said second grooves, each of said second grooves having a structure complementing said first protrusions of said first engaging unit, each of said second protrusions having a structure complementing said first grooves of said first engaging unit, said second grooves and said second protrusions of said second engaging unit of one of said platforms engaging removably and respectively said first protrusions and said first grooves of said first engaging unit of the other of said platforms; a plurality of casters mounted on said platforms; and a handle unit including a pair of posts, each having a platform-connecting eridmounted on said handle-mounting portion of a respective one of said platforms, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to said platform-connecting end, a pair of hollow connecting seats, each mounted on said handlebar-connecting end of a respective one of said posts, a handlebar extending horizontally through said connecting seats, and a pair of handlebar fastening components for fastening said handlebar to said connecting seats.
- 8. The hand cart as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said connecting seats includes a sleeve section sleeved on said handlebar-connecting end of the respectiveoneofsaiciposts, andatubularsectionformed on said sleeve section and through which said handlebar extends.
- 9. The hand cart as claimed in claim 8, wherein said tubular section is formed with an axial hole through which said handlebar extends, and three radial first fastener holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said tubular section, said handlebar being formed with three first screw holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said handlebar, at least two of said first screw holes being aligned with corresponding ones of said first fastener holes in said tubular sections of said connecting seats, each of said handlebar fastening components extending through one of said first fastener holes and engaging threadedly one of said first screw holes corresponding to said one of said first fastener holes, thereby fastening said handlebar to said tubular sections of said connecting seats.
- 10. The hand cart as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein said handlebar-connecting end of each of said posts is formed with a second screw hole, each of said connecting seats being formed with a second fastener hole aligned with said second screw hole in the respective one of said posts, said handle unit further including a pair of seat fastening components, each extending through said second fastener hole in a respective one of said connecting seats and engaging threadedly said second screw hole in one of said posts corresponding to the respective one of said connecting seats, thereby fastening said connecting seats to said posts.
- 11. The hand cart as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein each of said first grooves of said first engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in an upward direction, each of said first protrusions of said first engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in a downward direction, each of said second grooves of said second engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in the downward direction, and each of said second protrusions of said second engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in the upward direction.
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The hand cart substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Figures 2 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows l.A hand cart comprising: a rectangular platform having opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion between said first and second side edges, a first engaging unit formed on said first side edge, and a second engaging unit formed on said second side edge, said first engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart first grooves indented toward said second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions each formed between an adjacent pair of said first grooves, said second engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart second grooves indented toward said first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions each formedbetweenan adjacent pair of said second grooves, each of said second grooves having a structure complementing said first protrusions of said first engaging unit, each of said second protrusions having a structure complementing said first grooves of said first engaging unit; a plurality of casters mounted on said platform; and a handle unit including a post having a platform-connecting end mounted on said handle-mounting portion of said platform, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to said platform-connecting end, a hollow connecting seat mounted on said handlebar-connecting end of said post, a handlebar extending horizontally through said connecting seat, and a handlebar fastening component for fastening said handlebar to said connecting seat.2. The hand cart as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connecting seat includes a sleeve section sleeved on said handlebar_connectingendof saidpost, anda tubular section formed on said sleeve section and through which said handlebar extends.3. The hand cart as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tubular section is formed with an axial hole through whichsajdhandlebarexteflds andaradjalfjrst fastener hole, said handlebar being formed with a first screw hole to be aligned with said first fastener hole, said handlebar fastening component extending through said first fastener hole and engaging threadedly said first screw hole, thereby fastening said handlebar to said tubular section of said connecting seat.4. The hand cart as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tubular section is formed with an axial hole through which said handlebar extends, and three radial first fastener holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said tubular section, said handlebar being formed with three first screw holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said handlebar, one of said first screw holes being aligned with a corresponding one of said first fastener holes, said handlebar fastening component extending through one of said first fastener holes and engaging threadedly one of said first screw holes corresponding to said one of said first fastener holes, thereby fastening said handlebar to said tubular section of said connecting seat.5. The hand cart as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein said handlebar-connecting end of said post is formed with a second screw hole, said connecting seat being formed with a second fastener hole aligned with said second screw hole, said handle unit further including a seat fastening component extending through said second fastener hole and engaging threadedly said second screw hole, thereby fastening said connecting seat to said post.6. The hand cart as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of said first grooves of said first engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in an upward direction, each of said first protrusions of said first engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in a downward direction, each of said second grooves of said second engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in the downward direction, and each of said second protrusions of said second engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in the upward direction.7.A hand cart comprising: a pair of rectangular platforms, each having opposite first and second side edges, a handle-mounting portion between saidfirst and second side edges, a first engaging unit forrnedon said first side edge, anda second engaging unit formed on said second side edge, said first engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart first grooves indented towa�d said second side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart first protrusions each formed between an adjacent pair of said first grooves, said second engaging unit including a plurality of spaced apart second grooves indented toward said first side edge, and a plurality of spaced apart second protrusions each formed between an adjacent pair of said second grooves, each of said second grooves having a structure complementing said first protrusions of said first engaging unit, each of said second protrusions having a structure complementing said first grooves of said first engaging unit, said second grooves and said second protrusions of said second engaging unit of one of said platforms engaging removably and respectively said first protrusions and said first grooves of said first engaging unit of the other of said platforms; a plurality of casters mounted on said platforms; and a handle unit including a pair of posts, each having a platform-connecting end mounted on said handle-mounting portion of a respective one of said platforms, and a handlebar-connecting end opposite to said platform-connecting end, a pair of hollow connecting seats, each mounted S... * on said handlebar-connecting end of a respective one * S..of said posts, a handlebar extending horizontally through at least a section of said connecting seats, and a pair of handlebar fastening components for fastening said handlebar to said connecting seats.8. The hand cart as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of said connecting seats includes a sleeve section sleeved on said handlebar-connecting end of the respective one of saidposts, andatubulargectjonformed on said sleeve section and through which at least a part of said handlebar extends.9. The hand cart as claimed in claim 8, wherein said S tubular section is formed with an axial hole through which said handlebar extends, and three radial first fastener holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said tubular section, said handlebar being formed with three first screw holes spaced apart from each other along the length of said handlebar, at least two of said first screw holes being aligned with corresponding ones of said first fastener holes in said tubular sections of said connecting seats, each of said handlebar fastening components extending through one of said first fastener holes and I... : engaging threadedly one of said first screw holes corresponding to said one of said first fastener holes, thereby fastening said handlebar to said tubular . 20 sections of said connecting seats.10. The hand cart as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein said handlebar-connecting end of each of said posts is formed with a second screw hole, each of said connecting seats being formed with a second fastener hole aligned with said second screw hole in the respective one of said posts, said handle unit further including a pair of seat fastening components, each extending through said second fastener hole in a respective one of said connecting seats and engaging threadedly said second screw hole in one of said posts corresponding to the respective one of said connecting seats, thereby fastening said connecting seats to said posts.11. The hand cart as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein each of said first grooves of said first engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in an upward direction, each of said first protrusions of said first engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in a downward direction, each of said second grooves of said second engaging unit is a dovetail groove which gradually diverges in the downward direction, and each of said second protrusions of said second engaging unit is a dovetail wedge which gradually diverges in the upward direction.12. The hand cart substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Figures 2 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.
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