COMBINATION MOTORIZED WHEELED VEHICLE AND PORTABLE HAND TRUCK

摘要

A hand truck is provided, comprising a frame, a pair of back wheels secured to a first edge of the frame, a nose plate hingedly secured to the first edge of the frame, a telescopic handle hingedly secured to a second edge of the frame opposite the first edge, and a motorized wheel assembly separately connected to the second edge of the frame and to the handle. The hand truck has three configurations: a hand truck configuration whereby the nose plate is in a horizontal position, the frame is in a vertical position, and the handle is extended vertically; a storage configuration whereby the nose plate is in a vertical position, the frame is in a vertical position, and the handle is retracted; and a scooter configuration whereby the nose plate is in a horizontal position, the frame is in a horizontal position, and the handle is extended.

主权项

1. A hand truck, comprising:
a frame; a pair of back wheels secured to a first edge of the frame; a nose plate hingedly secured to the first edge of the frame, the nose plate having a first nose plate position folded against a first side of the frame and a second nose plate position folded approximately 90° away from the first side of the frame; a telescopic handle hingedly secured to a second edge of the frame opposite the first edge, the handle having a first handle position extending from the second edge of the frame and a second handle position substantially extending perpendicular to the first side of the frame; a motorized front wheel assembly separately connected to the second edge of the frame and to the telescopic handle; the hand truck having a hand truck configuration in which the nose plate is in the second nose plate position, the frame is in a vertical position, and the telescopic handle is extended and in the first handle position; the hand truck having a storage configuration in which the nose plate is in the first nose plate position, the frame is in a vertical position, and the telescopic handle is retracted and in the first handle position; and the hand truck having a scooter configuration in which:
the nose plate is in the first nose plate position, the frame is in a horizontal position, and the telescopic handle is extended and in the second handle position; andthe motorized wheel assembly is steerable by the telescopic handle.