Patent ID: 6234497
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand truck having a folding nose piece, comprising:a frame having a pair of wheels;a nose piece rotatably attached to said frame and rotatable between a first position, generally perpendicularly extended from said frame, and a second position, generally parallel to said frame, said nose piece having a support plate attached along an edge of said nose piece, said support plate having a front side facing said nose piece and a rear side extending substantially parallel to said frame when said support plate is in said first position; anda lever pivotally connected to said frame to move between a locked position and an open position, said lever engaging and maintaining said nose piece in said first position when said lever is in said locked position, said lever engaging and maintaining said nose piece in said second position when said lever is in said locked position, said nose piece being movable between said first position and said second position when said lever is in said open position, wherein said lever engages said rear side of said support plate while said nose piece is in said first position and said lever is in said locked position and said lever engages said front side of said support plate while said nose piece is in said second position and said lever is in said locked position.