Patent ID: 8117756

Claim:
A bush cutter comprising: an operating rod; a motor attached to a rearward end of the operating rod; a cutting blade driven to rotate by the motor, the cutting blade being attached to a forward end of the operating rod; and an operating handle provided midway along the operating rod in a longitudinal direction, wherein the operating rod has, on a portion thereof which is located between the operation handle and the motor, a curved part that is formed to curve laterally, the curved part being dimensioned not to interfere with a body of an operator when the cutting blade and the operating handle are positioned in front of the operator and the motor is positioned directly behind the operator, wherein the curved part of the operating rod is formed in an arcuate shape which curves laterally and is separated by a first radius from a portion that is farther to the rear than the operating handle, and wherein the curved part is formed in an arcuate shape having a second radius centered above a center line of the bush cutter passing through the motor and the cutting blade so that in use the center line of the bush cutter is substantially aligned with a widthwise center of the operator body.