Patent ID: 11864493
Assignee: ANDREAS STIHL AG & CO. KG
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 23:
24. A trimmer comprising:
a guide tube;
a tool unit connected to an end of the guide tube;
a handlebar comprising a bar secured to the guide tube and further comprising handles, wherein each handle is arranged at a respective end of the bar;
wherein the handles each comprise a shaft comprising a fastening end and a free end, the fastening end configured to secure the handle to the end of the bar;
wherein the handles each comprise a front side facing the tool unit end and an oppositely positioned rear side;
wherein the handles each comprise an inner side and an outer side, wherein the inner sides face each other and wherein the outer sides face away from each other;
wherein at least one of the handles comprises a thumb support surface arranged at the inner side thereof;
wherein the thumb support surface, viewed in a side view of the handle perpendicular to the inner side, is positioned at an angle of at least 20° and at most 70° in relation to a longitudinal axis of the handle at every point of the thumb support surface; and
wherein the thumb support surface is positioned between two parallel extending planes, wherein the two parallel extending planes are spaced apart from each other at a distance of less than 3 mm, and wherein the thumb support surface comprises a length of at least 2.5 cm and a width of at least 8 mm.