Support bracket for use with tiller

A support bracket for use in attaching a handlebar and a skid to a body of a tiller, said support bracket comprising:

• a cylindrical portion sized to permit the skid to be inserted therethrough;
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• a receiving portion sized to receive the handlebar;
• said cylindrical portion and said receiving portion being formed by bending a generally rectangular single plate in two;
• wherein said plate includes a groove portion formed centrally of said plate, said groove portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said plate;
• right and left flat plate portions positioned rightwardly and leftwardly of said groove portion, respectively;
• right and left curved portions extending substantially parallel to said groove portion, said right curved portion extending outwardly from a right edge of said right flat plate portion, said left curved portion extending outwardly from a left edge of said left flat plate portion;
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• right and left connection portions extending substantially parallel to said groove portion, said right connection portion extending outwardly from a right edge of said right curved portion, said left connection portion extending outwardly from a left edge of said left curved portion, so that when said plate is bent in two, said groove portion is formed into said cylindrical portion, said right and left curved portions are opposed to each other to provide said receiving portion, and said right and left connection portions are opposed to each other in such a manner as to be connected to said body of said tiller;
• said right and left flat plate portions including right and left projecting portions, respectively, extending longitudinally of said plate, said right projecting portion being positioned between said groove portion and said right curved portion, said left projecting portion being positioned between said groove portion and said left curved portion, and said right and left projecting portions projecting in a direction in which said groove portion is concaved, said right and left projecting portions reinforcing said right and left flat plate portions, respectively.