# US 7,407,018 B2 · Power working machine

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- Number: US 7,407,018 B2
- Document ID: US7407018B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/061,494
- Filed: 2005-02-18
- Published: 2005-09-22
- Granted: 2008-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2004-03-22
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Hideshi Sasaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7407018B2

## CPC

- A01G 3/053: motor-driven
- Y10T 83/9324: With additional cutting means
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A hedge trimmer is provided which performs a trimming operation on a hedge. The hedge trimmer includes a machine body, a handle rotatably attached to the machine body, a throttle lever provided in the handle, a locking mechanism for preventing the handle from rotating relative to the machine body, and an unlocking member for unlocking the locking mechanism from the machine body. The unlocking of the locking mechanism from the machine body is effected by a slide movement of the unlocking member towards a rear part of the handle. When unlocking the locking mechanism from the machine body, the unlocking member surrounds the throttle lever so that the throttle lever can be inoperable with the result that the throttle lever is prevented from being erroneously operated during the rotational operation of the handle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power working machine comprising:
a machine body;
a prime mover provided on the machine body;
a working unit provided on a front part of the machine body and driven by operation of the prime mover;
a handle rotatably attached to a rear part of the machine body;
a throttle lever provided on the handle in such a manner as to swing between a non-working position and a working position for adjusting an output power of the prime mover;
a lock lever provided on the handle and pivotal into and out of engagement with the throttle lever to releasably lock the throttle lever in the non-working position;
a locking mechanism disposed on the handle and lockable to a shaft section of the machine body at a predetermined angle, the locking mechanism being unlocked from the shaft section by slide movement towards a rear part of the handle; and
an unlocking member that partly covers at least opposite sides of the throttle lever to render the throttle lever inoperable when the locking mechanism is unlocked from the shaft section, the unlocking member having cover portions that cover the opposite sides of the throttle lever, operation portions provided on respective ones of the cover portions and operable from left and right sides of the handle, and engagement portions that engage with lugs on the locking mechanism to effect rearward sliding movement of the locking mechanism in response to rearward sliding movement of the unlocking member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A power working machine according to claim 1, wherein the unlocking member is attached to the handle in such a manner as to slide in a front-and-rear direction of the handle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A power working machine according to claim 1, wherein the shaft section has on an outer periphery thereof a plurality of groove portions extending longitudinally of an axis of the shaft section and being spaced predetermined angles apart, the locking mechanism having a projection portion to be locked to and unlocked from any one of the groove portions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A power working machine according to claim 3, wherein the locking mechanism is urged by a spring in such a direction that the projection portion is locked to the one of the groove portions.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A power working machine according to claim 1, wherein the unlocking member is slidably attached to the handle in such a manner as to slide linearly in a front-and-rear direction of the handle.