Hand guard for chainsaw

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a chainsaw having a front hand guard including a protective structure, projecting in front of the front handle, pivotally attached to the engine housing by at least one lever for activating a brake to brake the movement of the saw chain when being pivoted. The protective structure includes see through means enabling at least partial visibility through the protective structure, and twig preventing means for limiting the risk of objects such as twigs to get stuck in the protective structure.

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         16 . A chainsaw having:
 an engine housing;   an engine at least partially located within the engine housing;   a guide bar extending forwardly from the engine housing for guiding a saw chain driven by the engine;   a front handle;   a trigger handle including a throttle trigger for throttling the engine wherein the trigger handle is located on top of the housing; and   a front hand guard including a protective structure, projecting in front of the front handle, said front hand guard being pivotably attached to the engine housing by at least one lever,   
       wherein in that the front hand guard is arranged to actuate a brake to brake the movement of the saw chain when the front hand guard is pivoted.