Binding machine for gardening

A binding machine for gardening or agriculture comprising:

• a main handle which includes a guide for guiding a tape and from which the tape is drawn out from a front end portion thereof;
• an engaging portion which includes a projection that protrudes from at least one side of the main handle;
• a clincher arm that is rotatably attached to the main handle, and wherein the main handle and the clincher arm cross each other at a crossing portion;
• and
• an operation handle that is attached to the clincher arm so as to be rotatable about a rotation fulcrum, wherein
• the operation handle includes a link portion engaged with the main handle and a lever operation portion;
• wherein the link portion includes a hook at a front end portion of the link portion, a sliding surface, and a sliding surface projection at a location along the sliding surface at which an inclination angle of the sliding surface changes;
• a cover which covers the hook, the sliding surface and the sliding surface projection of the link portion, wherein the cover also covers the engaging portion and the crossing portion between the clincher arm and the main handle,
• wherein the lever operation portion is formed as part of the cover,
• wherein the cover includes a curved projection formed along a side of the cover,
• wherein the binding machine further comprises:
• a handle support portion which is connected to said link portion,
• wherein the lever operation portion of the cover extends over a top of the handle support portion at a top of the cover, and
• wherein the side of the cover extends downwardly from the top of the cover and the curved projection projects from the side in a sideways direction.