Abstract: Engine-powered portable working apparatus (100) including a soundproof casing (4) for accommodatingly supporting therein a main unit (1) having an engine (10) and a rotary working machine (11) driven by the engine, and a carrying handle (6) provided on the soundproof casing. The soundproof casing (4) comprises a first casing half (2) and a second casing half (3) to be joined together along a predetermined mating plane (P). The first and second casing halves (2, 3) are, respectively, integrally formed with a first handle half part (23) and a second handle half part (33) to be joined together along the mating plane (P) to thereby cooperate with each other to constitute the carrying handle (6). The working apparatus (100) further comprises an anti-vibratory member (5) for elastically holding the main unit (1) in the soundproof casing (4).

Abstract: A small-sized vehicle having two front wheels steerable by a handlebar is provided with a windshield unit extending from a front end of a vehicle body upwardly and rearwardly in overhanging relation to the handlebar and a driver's seat mounted on the vehicle body rearwardly of the handlebar. The windshield unit is cross-sectionally channel-shaped and includes a lower cover fastened to the body and a windshield panel extending upwardly of the lower cover, the windshield panel supporting a pane of glass having an extensive area in front of the head of a seated driver. The unit further includes a roof plate attached to and extending from an upper end of the windshield panel rearwardly in overhanging relation to the seat so as to cover the driver's head. The windshield unit is provided with a container therein, the container being disposed forwardly of and adjacent to a column supporting the handlebar, and being adapted to accommodate therein articles desired to be transported.