Patent ID: 6877764

Claim:
A hand truck comprising: (a) a platform having a top item-receiving surface extending between two side walls and having a fore end and a rear end, said platform being formed with two parallel arm receiving recesses, extending along the side walls one adjacent each side wall; and said platform being fitted with an arm connector at a rear end of each side wall for pivotally connecting a handle arm; said platform further comprising several casters; (b) a handle assembly comprising two parallel spaced handle arms, each coupled at its lower end with a corresponding platform engaging assembly so as to allow relative linear displacement between each platform engaging assembly and respective handle arm; said handle assembly being pivotally displaceable between three respective positions: a first position in which the handle arms are substantially up-right and which position is a pull/push position, a second position in which the handle arms are inclined and which position is useful as a push position, and a third position in which the handle arms are slidably displaceable along the side walls of the platform so as to be receivable within the arm receiving recesses of the platform.