Starting device for internal combustion engines
US6536396B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/155
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A starting device has a strip connected to a pulley for a pull start mechanism. The strip is composed of a high performance plastic and is provided with an integral handle. A connection means connects the strip to the pulley on its distal end. The strip fits neatly in a coil around a pulley hub. It lays flat during storage and exerts substantially no lateral pressure against the walls of the pulley. With this construction, the strip does not fray and affords a storing mechanism that is cleaner than a conventional rope system. The starting device has few parts and is easy to assemble. It is lightweight, inexpensive to construct and facilitates starting in an efficient, reliable manner.
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