Patent ID: 7219903

Claim:
A hand truck comprising: a frame comprising a first frame portion and a second frame portion, the first frame portion being substantially perpendicular to the second frame portion; at least two first wheels connected to a lower portion of the frame, the at least two first wheels having parallel first axes of rotation, the at least the first wheels further having a first lower extremity; and at least two second wheels connected to the lower portion of the frame, the at least two second wheels having parallel second axes of rotation, the second wheels further having a second lower extremity being positioned above the first lower extremity of the first wheels when the first frame portion rests on a surface; the first axes being substantially perpendicular to the second axes; wherein an item can be placed on the first frame portion when the first frame portion rests on the surface; wherein the frame can be rotated about an axis parallel to the second axes to a first position where the first wheels contact the surface, whereby the hand truck can be moved on the first wheels in a direction parallel to the second axes; wherein the frame can be rotated about the axis parallel to the second axes to a second position where the second wheels contact the surface, whereby the hand truck can be moved on the second wheels in a direction parallel to the first axes or in a circle about the second wheels; and wherein the first wheels are located between the second wheels and the second frame portion of the frame.