Patent ID: 7287331

Claim:
A power working machine comprising: a machine body having a front portion, a rear portion, and a shaft section extending from the rear portion; cutting means connected to a front portion of the machine body for performing a cutting operation; a drive source mounted on the machine body for driving the cutting means; an operating handle disposed on the rear portion of the machine body for gripping by an operator, the operating handle being mounted on the shaft section of the machine body for undergoing rotation relative to the machine body; a throttle lever for adjusting an output of the drive source, the throttle lever being mounted on the operating handle for undergoing pivotal movement between a non-operating position and an operating position; a lock mechanism mounted on the operating handle for locking the operating handle at a preselected rotational angular position relative to the machine body; a lock cancellation lever mounted on the operating handle for unlocking the lock mechanism to thereby permit rotational movement of the operating handle relative to the machine body; and a stopper section mounted on the operating handle at a position spaced apart from the throttle lever for permitting operation of the lock mechanism while preventing pivotal movement of the throttle lever and for preventing operation of the lock mechanism while permitting pivotal movement of the throttle lever.