Apparatus having a tool on an elongate pole and method of operating the apparatus

A method of operating a powered apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a powered apparatus comprising:
• an elongate pole having a length, a lengthwise central axis, and axially spaced proximal and distal regions;
• a tool at the proximal region;
• a drive on the elongate pole for operating the tool;
• a first operating component that is repositionable between a first position and a second position to thereby change a state of the drive;
• a second operating component that is repositionable between:
• a) a locked position wherein the first operating component is prevented from being moved from the first position into the second position;
• and b) a released position wherein the first operating component can be changed from the first position into the second position;
• and
• a handle assembly that can be operatively engaged by a user's one hand wherein the user's one hand can:
• a) maintain the second operating component in the released position;
• and b) change the first operating component from the first position into the second position;
• and
• b) operatively engaging the handle assembly with a user's one hand associated with the one forearm of the user in first and second different manners wherein the user's wrist at the user's one hand is not bent and the length of the user's one forearm makes an angle between where the user's one forearm resides while holding the handle assembly in the first and second different manners that is at least 60°.

A method of operating a powered apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a powered apparatus comprising:
• an elongate pole having a length, a lengthwise central axis, and axially spaced proximal and distal regions;
• a tool at the proximal region;
• a drive on the elongate pole for operating the tool;
• a first operating component that is repositionable between a first position and a second position to thereby change a state of the drive;
• a second operating component that is repositionable between:
• a) a locked position wherein the first operating component is prevented from being moved from the first position into the second position;
• and b) a released position wherein the first operating component can be changed from the first position into the second position;
• and
• a handle assembly that can be operatively engaged by a user's one hand wherein the user's one hand can:
• a) maintain the second operating component in the released position;
• and b) change the first operating component from the first position into the second position;
• and
• b) operatively engaged the handle assembly in a manner wherein with the user's wrist on the user's one hand not bent, the length of the user's forearm associated with the user's one hand is generally parallel to the central axis of the elongate pole.