Drive apparatus

A hand-held drive apparatus comprising:

• an apparatus main body including a pruner configured to mow or cut an object;
• and
• a handle rotatably connected to a side of the apparatus main body, the side being opposite to the pruner, the handle including:
• a rotation lock mechanism including a rotation lock lever, the rotation lock lever being movable to:
• a rotation prevention position where the rotation lock lever engages with the apparatus main body to prevent the handle from rotating relatively to the apparatus main body, and
• a rotation allowance position where the engagement with the apparatus main body is released and thereby the handle is allowed to rotate relatively to the apparatus main body;
• and
• a drive operation mechanism including:
• a switch configured to control activation of the pruner;
• and
• a throttle lever movable to a contact position where the throttle lever pushes the switch and a non-contact position where the throttle lever is separated from the switch, the throttle lever being configured to:
• when the rotation lock lever is present at the rotation allowance position, contact the rotation lock lever to maintain the non-contact position, and
• when the rotation lock lever is present at the rotation prevention position, be allowed to move to the contact position.