Removable hand cart deck

A platform for use with a convertible hand cart, the hand cart adjustably positionable between upright and recumbent positions to define either a two-wheeled or a four-wheeled support frame, the hand cart comprising a frame having a head end, a base end and a pair of spaced apart side rails, a pair of primary support wheels connected to the base end, a pair of secondary support wheels positionable to support the head end, an elongated handle including a pair of legs connected at one end, the handle and legs disengageable from a position parallel to the side rails to a position transverse to the side rails to support the frame in a horizontal position, the platform comprising:

• a. a panel having a first end, a second end, and a pair of opposed sides;
• b. the first end including a pair of spaced apart guide slots for receiving the legs of a hand truck handle as the handle is pivoted to a position transverse to the side rails;
• c. the guide slots defining a central area therebetween;
• d. the central area including an aperture forming a handle;
• e. the guide slots defining a pair of lateral flanges;
• f. an upstanding perimeter lip extending around the panel second end and opposed sides and inboard of the guide slots, flanges, and handle;
• g. a first plurality of apertures positioned in laterally spaced relation on the panel and configured to receive a strap passed therethrough from an upper surface of the panel to engage the side rails of the hand cart frame against a lower surface of the panel;
• h. the panel including a second plurality of apertures configured for receiving cargo restraining ties;
• and
• i. the lateral flanges, the guide slots and the central area therebetween configured to receive and retain the handle legs when the hand cart is converted to a four-wheeled support frame.

A platform for use with a convertible hand cart, the platform comprising:

• a. a panel having a first end, a second end, and a pair of opposed sides;
• b. the first end including a pair of spaced apart outboard flanges,;
• c. a center portion intermediate the pair of outboard flanges
• d. a plurality of apertures positioned in laterally spaced relation on the panel;
• and
• e. the apertures configured to receive a strap passed therethrough from an upper surface of the panel to engage the hand cart frame against a lower surface of the panel.