Abstract: A hand-operated implement has a guide bar on which is fitted a cutting chain for cutting mineral and metal materials. The cutting chain is driven around the guide bar by a chain sprocket. The chain sprocket is arranged in a chain sprocket chamber which is delimited by a chain sprocket cover. A cutting element has an outer side facing a sidewall of the chain sprocket cover which lies in a first notional plane. The distance between the sidewall and the first notional plane measured perpendicular to the first notional plane and centrally between the top of the cutting element and the peripheral wall is less than approximately 0.8 cm over at least 30% of the section between a second notional plane containing the central axis of a fixing bolt on the guide bar and the exit opening at which the cutting chain leaves the chain sprocket chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vibration damper between a housing (4), which holds an internal combustion engine, and a handle (3) fixed on the housing (4). The handle (3) is for holding and guiding the motor-driven chain saw (2) during use thereof. The vibration damper (1) is a coil spring (5) which is fixed at a first end (10) thereof with an attachment element (7) to the handle (3) and, at a second end (20), the coil spring is fixed with a further attachment element (30) to the housing. A part turn of the end (10, 20) of the coil spring (5) is held form-tightly to the attachment element (7, 30) in the direction of its longitudinal center axis (25). To provide a torsion-free assembly of the coil spring, it is provided that the coil spring (5) can be assembled from one of its ends (20) between the handle (3) and the housing (4) and be secured at least at one of its ends (20) to the attachment element (30) against a rotational movement in the peripheral direction.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine for a work tool has a cylinder with a combustion chamber. A piston is reciprocatingly mounted in the cylinder and delimits the combustion chamber. The crankshaft has bearing pins and at least one crank web. The bearing pin has a mounting end, and the crank web has a first receiving bore and a second receiving bore. The mounting end of the bearing pin is mounted in the first receiving bore. A crankcase is provided in which the crankshaft is rotatably mounted by the bearing pins. The crankshaft has a crank pin with a mounting end that is mounted in the second receiving bore of the crank web. A connecting rod has a first end connected to the piston and a second end connected to the crank pin. The crank pin has a longitudinal center axis and the crankshaft has an axis of rotation extending parallel to the longitudinal center axis. The longitudinal center axis and the axis of rotation are spaced at a stroke spacing from one another.