Patent ID: 8683706

Claim:
A handheld engine-driven cutter comprising: a rotating blade having a disc shape; an engine that drives the rotating blade; a filter through which air provided to the engine passes; a carburetor that mixes fuel and the air that passed through the filter; a easing that houses the filter and the carburetor; at least one operation member that is operated by a user and connected to the carburetor via a link; and a shaft that is connected to the casing and supports the operation member in a swingable manner, wherein the shaft is supported by a shaft receiving groove that is formed in the casing, the shaft receiving groove has an open portion along a circumferential region of the shaft, the open portion having a width that is sufficient to allow the shaft to be inserted in the shaft receiving groove by moving the shaft with respect to the shaft receiving groove along the radial direction of the shaft.