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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1996
Fumihiko Aiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Kioritz Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invent provides an improvement in the handling and operation of portable working machines, particularly in a loop front handle and an operation lever adjacent to the handle for easy operation. An operation lever mechanism for a handle according to the present invention includes: a rotatably supported body; a swingable operation lever pivotally supported by the rotatably supported body; and an operating portion movable in a direction along an axis X--X of the rotatably supported body, the operating portion connected to a swinging end of the operation lever, wherein the rotation axis X--X of the rotatably supported body is situated so as to encompass a virtual center X of a loop handle or a point adjacent to the center X, and the grip portions of second swinging end of the swingable operation lever rotate and move along an arc of the loop handle.