Patent ID: 7487976

Claim:
A hand truck comprising: a body; a load support platform extending from a lower end of the body; an axle secured in fixed relationship to the body; a pair of wheels located at the lower end of the body, each including: an inner annular race; an outer annular ground engaging portion that surrounds the inner race; bearings disposed between the inner and outer races so that the inner and outer races are rotatable relative to each other; at least one guide member fixedly mounted within an inner area defined by the inner race and fixedly mounted within, and secured at opposite ends thereof to, the inner race so as to be rotatable therewith; a slide member slidably mounted to the at least one guide member so that the slide member is freely movable across the inner race; and the axle being mounted to the slide member of each wheel so that the axle is moveable with the slide members across the inner race and between generally opposite sides of the inner race so that the position of the axle is movable relative to a central axis of the wheel and so that the body can pivot with the inner race relative the outer race.