Patent ID: 7845442

Claim:
A handle structure of a walk-behind working machine, comprising: a handle frame comprising: a left handle frame section; and a right handle frame section, wherein the left and right handle frame sections extend obliquely rearwardly and upwardly from a rear portion of a machine body of the working machine and have respective left and right rear portions configured to extend substantially horizontally; a handle comprising: a left raised portion; a right raised portion; and a cross portion interconnecting respective upper ends of said left and right raised portions, wherein respective lower ends of the left and right raised portions extend substantially vertically from the respective horizontal left and right rear portions; and a main clutch lever connected to the handle frame for pivotal movement between a clutch-OFF position and a clutch-ON position, said main clutch lever being shiftable from the clutch-OFF position to the clutch-ON position by being pivoted rearwardly into abutment against said cross portion, said main clutch lever being shaped in such a manner that, when said main clutch lever is in abutment against said cross portion, a space for allowing a human operator to grip the left and right raised portions is defined between said left and right raised portions and said main clutch lever.