(57) A sawing device mainly comprising a housing (1) with handles (2, 3), a motor arranged
in said housing (1) and driving through a transmission with a starting clutch a sprocket
for a saw chain (5) passed around a guide and a mechanism for putting said drive out
of operation as quickly as possible in order to prevent injury of the user, wherein
said mechanism comprises a plate member (13), pivotable about the axis (14) and provided
with a relief rim (16) controlling a second clutch arranged between the sprocket and
the starting clutch in the transmission, said plate member being retained against
a bias force (19) by means of a safety pawl (27) actuable by a lever (25) in a position
in which the clutch is in mesh.
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