#HTE

Cool Design for a Single-User Mobile Lifting and Transporting Device

Last year we showed you this cool crane that folds into the bumper of your truck. This year we’ve spotted another neat power lifting device, this one completely mobile, which allows a single user to effortlessly hoist and transport up to 390 pounds.

Developed by Australia’s Makinex Construction Products, the PHT (Powered Hand Truck) has a clever cantilevered design and a simple 12-volt linear actuator driving the strut. Here it is in action (note that the Makinex rep is using the product’s original name, the OneLift):

There’s also an optional forklift attachment:

After seeing this, I now feel bad for my local UPS guy and his outdated handtruck. Since the PHT folds flat, it could conceivably fit into his truck, but I suppose this isn’t really designed to hold a bunch of stacked boxes.

You can learn more about the PHT, and where to get one, here.