Patent ID: 9363949
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A01G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A grip for a backpack-type air blowing machine which performs a work by using air discharged from a distal end of an air blowing pipe that is coupled to a blower body driven by a power source while the air blowing pipe is manipulated by an operator with the power source and the blower body being carried on a back of the operator, comprising: a base section that constitutes an attachable section to an air blowing pipe of a backpack-type air blowing machine; a vertical grip section that is provided with a proximal end portion provided continuously to the base section; and a lateral grip section that is provided continuously to a free end of the vertical section and extends in a direction apart laterally from the vertical grip section, wherein the proximal end portion of the vertical grip section has a shape with a thickness capable of being sandwiched between a thumb and a forefinger of the operator, and the vertical grip section further includes an upper portion above and thicker than the proximal end portion and a step portion between the proximal end portion and the upper portion, wherein the step portion is configured to restrict a thumb, forefinger, and crotch between the thumb and the forefinger engaged with the proximal end portion from slipping out to the upper portion.