Patent ID: 9278703
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B25H,B62B,F16M

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus having a hand truck configuration and a tripod configuration, said apparatus comprising: a base frame comprising: a plurality of wheel axles connecting said upper axle support bars and said lower axle support bars, each wheel axle supporting a wheel outward of said base frame; a base plate having a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface, wherein said lateral side supports are fixed on said top planar surface, said lateral side supports being orthogonal to said top planar surface, said base plate being made integral with said lateral side supports; a plurality of handle rods, each handle rod being pivotally attached to said base plate at a pivoting end and extending from said top planar surface of said base plate, each handle rod having a gripping end opposite said pivoting end so as to form a manual grip in said hand truck configuration and a foot of a leg in said tripod configuration; and a center rod being pivotally attached to said base plate at a center pivoting end, extending from said top planar surface of said base plate, and having a top end opposite said center pivoting end and aligned with said gripping ends of said handle rods in said hand truck configuration, said top end being another leg in said tripod configuration.