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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1995
Klaus Hoppner, Marbach, DE;
Andreas Stihl, Waiblingen, DE;
Abstract
A grip arrangement for a motor chain saw, wherein the motor chain saw has a housing and motor arranged in the housing, a saw chain driven by the motor, a chain guide extending in the longitudinal direction of the motor chain saw for guiding the chain saw, includes a handle extending in the longitudinal direction of the motor chain saw. The handle has a first handle end connected to the top of the housing at a forward portion of the housing facing the chain guide and has a second handle end connected at the top of the housing to a rearward portion of the housing remote from the chain guide. The grip arrangement also includes a first lateral grip with a first grip end, a second grip end, and a center portion connected between the first and second grip ends. The first grip end is connected to a handle portion of the handle adjacent to the chain guide and the second grip end is connected laterally to rearward portion of the housing remote from the chain guide in the vicinity of the bottom of the housing. The center portion is positioned at a distance from the lateral side of the housing.