Connecting
pipe for guiding an
airflow from a blower (2) of a hand-held, portable work device (1) to a component (3), in particular a collection bag, of the hand-held, portable work device (1), wherein the connecting
pipe (4) is curved in an arc in a plane of curvature (K), wherein the connecting
pipe (4) has an inlet opening (10) for the
airflow, wherein the connecting pipe (4) has an outlet opening (30) for the
airflow, wherein the outlet opening (30) and the inlet opening (10) are oriented relative to each other such that the airflow in the connecting pipe (4) is deflected in the plane of curvature (K) by at least 70°, in particular by at least 80°, wherein the connecting pipe (4) has flow cross-sections (13, 23, 33) oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal centerline (50), wherein each Flow cross-section (13, 23, 33) an internal height (h1, h2) measured perpendicular to the plane of curvature (K).h3) having, wherein the connecting pipe (4) has a central flow cross-section (20) oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline (50) at the midpoint between the inlet opening (10) and the outlet opening (30), wherein each flow cross-section (13, 23, 33) oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline (50) has an inner width (b1, b2, b3) in a direction perpendicular to its inner height (h1, h2, h3), and wherein the inner height (h2) of the central flow cross-section (20) is greater than the inner width (b2) of the central flow cross-section (20), characterized in that the connecting pipe (4) has a tangential plane (T) which runs perpendicular to the plane of curvature (K) and which connects the inlet opening (10) at a first point of contact (P1) and the outlet opening (30) at a second point of contact (P2). affected that the first point of contact (P1) has a point distance (s) from the second point of contact (P2), that each flow cross-section (13, 23,33) of the connecting pipe (4) to the tangential plane (T) has a plane spacing measured perpendicular to the tangential plane (T), and that a maximum plane spacing (d) of all plane spacings of the flow cross-sections (13, 23, 33) to the tangential plane (T) is at least 25%, in particular at least 30%, in particular at least 35%, of the point spacing (s).