HAND TRUCK STRAP TIE-DOWN
Material handling devices are disclosed. Specifically disclosed are hand truck structures such as toe plates, wheel supports, handles, and lock mechanisms, as well as methods of construction and manufacturing. Structures and methods of providing for anchoring and passing of straps, cords, and other devices for securing materials or items to be transported via a hand truck are specifically disclosed.
1 . A hand truck comprising:
a frame comprising two uprights and a plurality of cross members, each cross member spanning between the two uprights;
a toe plate;
a pair of wheels; and
wherein the frame comprises a pair of strap anchors.
2 . The hand truck of claim 1 wherein the frame and strap anchors are made of steel and the strap anchors are welded to the frame.
3 . The hand truck of claim 2 wherein one of the pair of strap anchors is welded to a respective one of the two uprights at the same location as one of the plurality of cross members along the length of the uprights.
4 . The hand truck of claim 3 comprising a quantity of pairs of strap anchors equal to the quantity of cross members and wherein one of each pair of strap anchors is located at the same location as a respective cross member along the length of the uprights.
5 . The hand truck of claim 1 wherein each of the strap anchors has a depth and each of the cross members has a depth and the depth of the strap anchors does not exceed the depth of the cross members.
6 . The hand truck of claim 4 wherein each of the strap anchors has a depth and each of the cross members has a depth and the depth of the strap anchors does not exceed the depth of the cross members.
7 . The hand truck of claim 1 wherein the pair of strap anchors is attached to a respective upright at the same location as one of the plurality of cross members along the length of the uprights.
8 . The hand truck of claim 7 comprising a quantity of pairs of strap anchors equal to the quantity of cross members and wherein one of each pair of strap anchors is located at the same location as a respective cross member along the length of the uprights.
9 . The hand truck of claim 8 wherein each of the strap anchors has a depth and each of the cross members has a depth and the depth of the strap anchors does not exceed the depth of the cross members.
10 . The hand truck of claim 8 wherein the frame and strap anchors are made of steel and the strap anchors are welded to the frame.
11 . The hand truck of claim 9 wherein the frame and strap anchors are made of steel and the strap anchors are welded to the frame.
12 . A hand truck comprising:
a pair of frame uprights;
a plurality of crossmembers, each cross member spanning between the two uprights;
a toe plate; and
a pair of wheels; and
wherein each frame upright comprises a strap loop.
13 . The hand truck of claim 12 wherein each strap loop is attached to its respective frame upright at the same location along the length of the frame upright as one of the plurality of cross members.
14 . The hand truck of claim 12 comprising a quantity of pairs of strap anchors equal to the quantity of cross members and wherein one of each pair of strap anchors is located at the same location as a respective crossmember along the length of the frame uprights.
15 . The hand truck of claim 13 wherein each of the strap anchors has a depth and each of the cross members has a depth and the depth of the strap anchors does not exceed the depth of the cross members.
16 . The hand truck of claim 14 wherein each of the strap anchors has a depth and each of the cross members has a depth and the depth of the strap anchors does not exceed the depth of the cross members.
17 . The hand truck of claim 15 wherein the frame uprights and strap anchors are made of steel and the strap anchors are welded to the frame uprights.
18 . The hand truck of claim 16 wherein the frame uprights and strap anchors are made of steel and the strap anchors are welded to the frame uprights.
19 . The hand truck of claim 14 wherein each strap loop is trapezoidal in shape.
20 . A hand truck comprising:
a pair of uprights spanned by a plurality of cross members;
a toe plate; and
a pair of wheels; and
a pair of strap anchors associated with each crossmember, each pair of strap anchors welded to the uprights at the same location along the length of the upright as its associated cross member.