Abstract: A portable handheld work apparatus, such as a motorized cultivator (1) or the like, includes a frame (2) which extends essentially in the longitudinal direction (21) of the work apparatus. A drive motor (3) is fixed at one end (22) of the frame (2) and a work tool is driven by this drive motor. The opposite-lying end (23) includes at least a handle (7, 8) for guiding the work apparatus during the operation thereof. In order to make possible an ergonomic work posture of the operator, the handle (7, 8) lies facing away upwardly from the ground surface (42) in the work position of the motorized work apparatus. The work position is a position in which the work tool lies on the ground surface (42) to be worked.

Abstract: A portable handheld work apparatus, such as a motorized cultivator (1) or the like, includes a frame (2) which extends essentially in the longitudinal direction (21) of the work apparatus. A drive motor (3) is fixed at one end (22) of the frame (2) and a work tool is driven by this drive motor. The opposite-lying end (23) includes at least a handle (7, 8) for guiding the work apparatus during the operation thereof. In order to make possible an ergonomic work posture of the operator, the handle (7, 8) lies facing away upwardly from the ground surface (42) in the work position of the motorized work apparatus. The work position is a position in which the work tool lies on the ground surface (42) to be worked.

Abstract: A locking device for a drive shaft of a rotating tool member of a working tool includes a securing element fixedly connected to the drive shaft of the rotating tool member. A locking bolt has a longitudinal axis and is axially moveable between a locking position and a release position. The securing element has at least one catch opening for receiving the locking bolt in the locking position. An actuating element is positioned adjacent to the locking bolt. A spring element has a first end and a second end whereby the first end is connected to the actuating element. The second end projects into the travel path of the locking bolt and engages the locking bolt for moving it into the locking position or into the release position when the actuating element is operated.

Abstract: A nozzle for supplying a liquid to a rotating tool of a cutter has a nozzle body and a hose connector connected to the nozzle body for supplying a liquid to the nozzle. The nozzle body has a fastening portion for mounting the nozzle body in a receiving openining of a protective cover wall. A radially expandable clamping member is positioned on the fastening portion for engaging the receiving opening.

Abstract: A hand-guided, portable tool includes a housing and an internal combustion engine mounted in the housing. A fuel tank is mounted in the housing. The internal combustion engine has a carburetor with induction port for preparing a fuel/air mixture. An air filter is mounted in the housing. The air filter has a clean air side that is connected to the induction port. The internal combustion engine also has a control chamber with inlet valve. The control chamber is filled with fuel supplied thereto via the inlet valve from the fuel tank. The control chamber supplies fuel to the carburetor. The internal combustion engine has a compensation chamber delimited on one side by a control diaphragm that controls the inlet valve. The compensation line connects the compensation chamber to the clean air side of the air filter. The compensation line has a first connection section connected to the clean air side of the air filter and a second connection section connected to the compensation chamber.

Abstract: A securing mechanism for securing a drive shaft of a rotating tool member of a working tool against rotation includes a securing member fixedly connected to the drive shaft. The securing member has at least one engagement opening. A lock bolt for engaging the at least one engagement opening is provided. The lock bolt is axially displaceably positioned in the housing of the working tool. A spring for biasing the lock bolt into engagement with the at least one engagement opening is provided. An actuating element for displacing the lock bolt from an engaged position, in which the lock bolt engages the at least one engagement opening, into a disengaged position, in which the lock bolt is removed from the engagement opening, is provided. The actuator element is positioned adjacent to the lock bolt and has a cam member extending into the travel path of the lock bolt.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a housing for a high-pressure cleaning apparatus for accommodating a high-pressure pump, drive motor and other components of the apparatus coacting therewith. The apparatus is equipped with a cleaning lance which is held on the housing. The housing includes a trough-like lower housing half having a base wall adapted to support the pump and the motor and a trough-like upper housing half for closing off and covering the lower housing. The upper housing half has a top wall defining an outer side facing away from said base wall and a carrying handle is disposed on this outer side to enable an operator to carry the apparatus. The carrying handle is configured as a holder for holding the cleaning lance.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a pull-rope starter for an internal combustion engine of a portable handheld work apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw, cutoff machine or the like. The work apparatus has a housing defining cooling air openings for conducting cooling air and the pull-rope starter includes a rope disc rotatably journalled in the housing in the region of the cooling air openings. A carrier is disposed adjacent the rope disc and seated in the housing so as to close a space in the housing for accommodating a spiral spring mounted on the carrier. The carrier is so configured that its outer periphery is greater than the rope disc. The carrier has a wall section on its side facing toward the rope disc and this wall section extends essentially over the width of the rope slot and over essentially the entire periphery of the rope disc.

Abstract: The invention is directed to handheld portable tools. An air temperature dependent cooling throttle flap controls the amount of cooling air passing over an air cooled engine. The arrangement of the throttle flap in an annular extension expels air in a manner not to annoy the operator.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a cutterhead for attachment to a vegetation cutting apparatus. The cutterhead has a housing with a spool on which a coil of cutting filament is wound. The cutting filament is paid out in incremental lengths when its ends effective for cutting are worn. This is achieved with an incremental rotation of the spool while the cutterhead rotates. For this purpose, the filament coil must have a winding rotation corresponding to the direction of rotation of the cutterhead. So that the cutterhead can be utilized for oppositely directed rotations as desired, the spool can be turned over through 180.degree. and can be blocked and released in both positions by means of a switching member to provide the incremental rotation. The spool can be seated on the switching member and its position, when installed, is determined by means of a marking which is applied to the adapter nut and to the spool. The adapter nut serves to tighten the cutterhead onto the vegetation cutting apparatus.

Abstract: The cutterhead includes a cutting filament wound on a spool and this cutting filament is adjusted with respect to its effective cutting length in dependence upon the rotational speed of the cutterhead. The switching point for the automatic feed must be precisely matched to the drive speed in order that the desired effective cutting length is maintained. In order to assure the desired effective cutting length, a spring is provided which is adjustable with respect to its biasing force by means of an easily accessible adjusting member. This biasing force is matched to the speed-dependent centrifugal force such that the spool is released at a predetermined speed of the cutterhead.

Abstract: A brushcutter has a guide wand with a drive head rotatably mounted thereon. A motor rotatably drives the drive head and a cutting head for cutting vegetation is mounted on the drive head and defines a rotational plane. A protective arrangement partially overlaps the cutting tool in the region of the rotational plane and has a downwardly extending wall. A detachable skirt extends from the wall downwardly so as to terminate at an elevation beneath the rotational plane and deflects stones and other hard objects caught by the cutting tool thereby protecting an operator of the brushcutter against injury.

Abstract: A brushcutter has a supporting tube having a first end and a second end with a drive motor arranged at the first end and a cutterhead mounted on the second end. A handle is mounted on the supporting tube for manipulating the brushcutter. The handle has a tubular-shaped handle portion which can be attached to the supporting tube without first disassembling the latter from the motor or the cutterhead. This is achieved configuring the tubular-shaped handle portion to be made of two clamshells which conjointly define a partition plane in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the supporting tube. One of the clamshells holds all control components and is directly mounted on the supporting tube by means of a pipe clamp. The other clamshell is laterally attached to the first clamshell.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a pruning apparatus having a drive motor which is mounted on a carrier adapted for mounting on the back of an operator. The drive motor is connected with a rotating cutting tool by means of a flexible shaft. The flexible shaft includes an output member and a drive member. The output member is connected to a drive motor and is contained in a connecting tube. The output member is connected via a coupling unit to the drive member which is disposed in a guide tube. The guide tube carries the rotating cutting tool which produces a smooth cut so that the formation of fungus at the cut is completely eliminated. A cover plate is affixed to the guide tube so as to be adjacent to the cutting tool and has an outer diameter smaller than the cutting circle defined by the tip of the rotating cutting tool. While operating the apparatus, the stationary cover plate, unlike the rotating cutting tool, remains clearly visible thereby facilitating a precise cutting operation.

Abstract: A locking device is disclosed to prevent a rotatably journalled part of a portable tool from rotating. The locking device includes a blocking element which coacts with the rotatably journalled part for blocking the rotation thereof. The blocking element is disposed on the tool and can be shifted from a clear position permitting rotation into a blocking position preventing rotation. In the latter position, the blocking element is braced against the tool. Thus, the blocking element is always present on the tool and is available for use at any time. The blocking element does not need to be held manually in the blocking position because it is supported on the tool.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a starter arrangement for a brushcutter which is driven by an engine mounted in a housing and secured to the one end of a carrying tube. A shaft accommodated in the carrying tube couples the engine to a transmission of a cutting tool provided at the other end of the carrying tube. The drive shaft is operatively connected with the starter arrangement which includes a starter grip. The starter grip is provided on the carrying tube within convenient reach of the operator. The brushcutter is suspended from the shoulder during use and can be started simply and readily by the operator without having to first take off the brushcutter or otherwise change its position.

Abstract: A cutterhead is disclosed for a motor-driven vegetation cutter and has a rotating housing and a spool journalled therein on which a cutting filament is wound. The spool has a plurality of cams, which coact with at least two spring-loaded coupling members pivotally mounted on the housing for paying out the cutting filament in incremental lengths. Each of the coupling members is pivotally journalled on its own pivot mount on the housing such that it is pivotable in dependence upon centrifugal force. The pivotable coupling members are synchronously displaceable and are coupled to one another for this purpose via an intermediate ring which is supported on the housing so as to be freely rotatable with respect thereto.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a motor-driven apparatus such as a motor-driven chain saw or the like. It includes a lubricating-oil pump and an oil supply for a work tool and is equipped with a device for interrupting the supply of oil to the tool. This facilitates use of the chain saw apparatus with an accessory attachment work tool such as a hedge trimmer, drilling tool or the like for which a flow of lubricating oil is unnecessary.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a threaded closure for a fuel tank and includes a thread formed on a fuel inlet stub of the tank. A closure cap has a thread for engaging the thread on the inlet stub. A latch member is arranged on the closure cap and includes a peripheral ring which is mounted on the base body of the closure cap so as to be axially journalled thereon for movement between an unlatched position whereat a handle of the peripheral ring projects beyond the upper surface of the base body to facilitate manually grasping the closure cap and for providing a visual indication that the latch member is in the unlatched position. The peripheral ring includes a toothing formed on the inner wall surface thereof for engaging the toothing formed on the outer wall surface of the inlet stub when the latch member is in the latched position thereby preventing an unintended rotation of the closure cap. Also, in the latched position, the handle is recessed in a recess formed in the base body of the cap.