Patent ID: 7604246

Claim:
An engine-driven assembly comprising: an engine-driven device; a vertical-shaft engine for supplying power to the engine-driven device; a frame coupled to at least one of the vertical-shaft engine and the engine-driven device, the frame having at least one frame foot in contact with a ground surface when the frame is in an operating position; a handle coupled to the frame having legs for movement of the handle between retracted and extended positions, wherein the legs define an axis, wherein the legs are configured to move in a direction parallel to the axis, and wherein the axis is oriented such that an acute angle is formed between the ground surface and the axis when the handle is extended and the engine-driven assembly is in the operating position; and a mounting bracket coupled to the frame, wherein the mounting bracket includes an aperture, wherein at least one of the legs is received by the aperture, and wherein the at least one of the legs is configured to directly engage and to be directly supported by the mounting bracket and to slide relative to the mounting bracket.