Portable power working machine

A portable power working machine, comprising:

• (a) a main housing having a front end portion;
• (b) a working member projecting forwardly from the front end portion of the main housing;
• (c) a prime mover housed in the main housing;
• (d) a top handle of L-shape in side elevation and including
• a top grip portion located above and extending over and parallel to a top surface of the main housing and extending in a longitudinal direction of the main housing,
• a rear coupling portion extending from the top grip portion along a rear side of the main housing,
• a front end of the top grip portion being connected with a front end portion of the top surface of the main housing, and
• the rear coupling portion being coupled with a rear end portion of the main housing;
• (e) a side handle having
• a front grip portion which extends horizontally and laterally from the vicinity of the front end of the top grip portion, and
• a diagonal grip portion which curves out and down from the front grip portion and extends diagonally straight as viewed in side elevation toward the lower end of the rear coupling portion of the top handle;
• and
• (f) a starting footstool formed contiguously to a lower end of the diagonal grip portion and extending horizontally to the vicinity of the lower end portion of the rear coupling portion of the top handle;
• wherein one end portion of the front grip portion of the side handle is connected directly to or molded integrally with the top grip portion of the top handle at a location close to the front end thereof, and a rear end portion of the starting footstool is connected directly or molded integrally with the rear coupling portion of the top handle at a location close to the lower end thereof.