Patent ID: 7866571

Claim:
A portable spraying device comprising: an internal combustion engine; a blower driven by the internal combustion engine; a blower tube connected to the blower and conveying a blowing air stream generated in the blower; a spraying agent reservoir; a spraying agent line connected to the reservoir and conveying a spraying agent stream from the reservoir into the blowing air stream; a control valve arranged in the spraying agent line; a handle; a throttle control acting on the internal combustion engine for controlling an engine output; a stop switch acting on the internal combustion engine for interrupting ignition; an actuating element acting on the control valve for actuating the control valve to control the spraying agent stream, wherein the actuating element is a spray pushbutton having an automatic restoring action at least over a portion of an actuating travel of the spray pushbutton; wherein the handle has a handle head; wherein the throttle control, the stop switch, and the spray pushbutton are arranged in the handle head; a transmission member connected to the control valve, wherein the transmission member and the spray pushbutton that is pivotably supported in the handle head together form an elbow joint, wherein the elbow joint upon surpassing a predetermined travel stroke of the adjusting travel locks automatically.