Patent ID: 8539681

Claim:
A manually guided implement, comprising: an engine housing; a handle housing, wherein said engine housing and said handle housing are interconnected by means of anti-vibration means, wherein said handle housing is provided with a longitudinal support having, relative to a conventional operating position of said implement, a front end face that is disposed transverse to a longitudinal axis of said longitudinal support, and wherein said front end face is disposed at an angle of from 0 to 20° relative to a line perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; a front tubular handle having a securement end that rests against and is secured to said front end face of said longitudinal support; and a clamping element, wherein said securement end of said tubular handle is positively held between said front end face of said longitudinal support and said clamping element, wherein said clamping element is in the form of a clamping shell that surrounds said securement end of said tubular handle, wherein at least one securement screw is provided for effecting a screw connection of said securement end of said tubular handle to said front end face of said longitudinal support, wherein said at least one securement screw is disposed perpendicular to a plane of said front end face and hence is disposed at least approximately in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said longitudinal support, and wherein said clamping element is provided with a point of attachment for said anti-vibration means.