Abstract: A grip element for a gas bottle having a gas bottle body, wherein the gas bottle body can be clamped between two clamping blocks of a grip element. The grip element can be pressed against the gas bottle body, wherein the clamping blocks are each provided with a handle which undergo an upward movement if a lifting force is applied. The grip element may include a connection stirrup bent to a bow which is provided at both ends whereof with one of the clamping blocks, respectively.

Abstract: The device for the disbranching and felling of trees is provided with a chain saw (110) and possesses a seizing means (15,16,17) swivelling relative to the blade (22) of the chain saw with a plurality of grabbing arms that are swivellable about a common axis (13), in which case the device (100) with the grabbing arms (15,16,17), whose bearing brackets and the chain saw (110), with the aid of a slewing means, which swivels the device in each case through 180.degree. to the right or to the left, is connected with a lifting means, while the chain saw (110) with its driving motor, with the aid of a swivel motor to which the chain saw (110) is secured, is swivellable through the cutting area (FIG.1).