Patent ID: 8313113

Claim:
A method of storing hand truck frames comprising: providing a first hand truck frame; providing a second hand truck frame that is adapted to at least substantially mate with the first hand truck frame; providing a third hand truck frame that is adapted to at least substantially mate with the second hand truck frame; placing the first, second, and third hand truck frames into a substantially mating arrangement; and storing the first, second, and third hand truck frames in the substantially mating arrangement, wherein: a first angled axle support assembly disposed at a lower portion of the first hand truck frame is adapted to at least substantially mate with a corresponding first angled axle support assembly associated with the second hand truck frame; a second angled axle support assembly disposed at a lower portion of the first hand truck frame is adapted to at least substantially mate with a corresponding second angled axle support assembly associated with the second hand truck frame; and the step of placing the first, second, and third hand truck frames into a substantially mating arrangement comprises positioning the first hand truck frame relative to the second hand truck frame so that: the rearward portion of the first angled axle support assembly associated with the first hand truck frame substantially mates with the corresponding forward portion of the first angled axle support assembly associated with the second hand truck frame; and the rearward portion of the second angled axle support assembly associated with the first hand truck frame substantially mates with the corresponding forward portion of the second angled axle support assembly associated with the second hand truck frame.