Hand held power tool with locking rotatable appendage

A hand-held power tool, comprising a device housing having a motor housing receiving an electric drive, a gear head arranged at one end of said motor housing and having a projecting drive spindle for a tool, and a handle attached to another end of said motor housing and having a switch strip for switching said electric drive on and off, said handle being rotatable relative to said motor housing around a longitudinal axis of said motor housing;

• a manually actuated positioning device for fixing said handle in at least two different rotational positions, said motor housing being provided with a central bearing neck, said handle being provided with a rotating cross which is received on said bearing neck so as to be rotatable and secured against axial displacement, said positioning device being formed to cause a positive-locking engagement between said motor housing and said rotating cross;
• a manually actuated catch lever including a locking cam at one end of the lever, the lever having a locking and an unlocking position, the lever in the locking position via the locking cam causes a positive-locking engagement between said motor housing and said rotating cross and in the unlocking position, the lever projects out of said handle, said catch lever being formed so that it covers said stirrup on a side facing said switch strip in its locking position, said catch lever being in the range of fingers of a hand of a user holding said handle and being in disengaging position blocking said handle from a gripping hand.