Patent ID: 8707568

Claim:
A top-handle portable working machine comprising: a housing containing a motor and defining a front end, a rear end and a top, an elongated implement at said front end of the housing, said elongated implement defining a working axis that extends through the housing, and a handle having an elongated top grip positioned at the top of the housing; and defining a grip axis which intersects the working axis at a point rearwardly of the housing and at an inclined angle of between 15 and 25°, and wherein the top grip includes an elongated downwardly-extending curved surface as a contact support for a side of an index finger of a user's gripping hand when the index finger is bent in a hook shape, said downwardly-extending curved surface being located in a downward diagonal position from a distal end portion of the top grip, a flat surface as a contact support for a thumb of the user's gripping hand located on an inclined top of the top grip in a position at an opposing corner from the downward diagonal position from the distal end portion in the top grip, and an elongated concave segment located rearwardly of the elongated downwardly-extending curved surface as a contact area for a palm of a user's gripping hand.