Method of and means for starting internal combustion engines

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, A CHASSIS, AT LEAST ONE WHEEL SUPPORTING SAID CHASSIS, AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ON SAID CHASSIS HAVING A WIND-UP SPRING STARTER; SAID STARTER HAVING A WIND-UP SHAFT, A BEARING MEANS HINGEDLY SECURED TO SAID CHASSIS AND SWINGABLE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID WHEEL, A SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID BEARING MEANS, A WHEEL MEANS ON SAID ROTATABLY MOUNTED SHAFT CAPABLE OF OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID WHEEL WHEN SAID BEARING MEANS IS SWUNG TOWARD SAID WHEEL, A RELEASABLE MEANS YIELDINGLY HOLDING SAID BEARING MEANS IN EITHER OF TWO POSITIONS IN ONE OF WHICH SAID WHEEL MEANS ENGAGES SAID WHEEL AND IN THE OTHER OF WHICH SAID WHEEL MEANS IS DISENGAGED FROM SAID WHEEL, AND A FLEXIBLE SHAFT HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID WIND-UP SHAFT AND ITS OTHER END CONNECTED TO SAID ROTATABLY MOUNTED SHAFT; SAID RELEASABLE MEANS, COMPRISING, A PROJECTION ON SAID BEARING MEANS, A BRACKET ON SAID CHASSIS, A BAR PIVOTED BETWEEN ITS TWO ENDS TO SAID BRACKET, TWO DEPRESSIONS IN ONE END PORTION OF SAID BAR EACH CAPABLE OF BEING CONTACTED BY SAID PROJECTION, AND A SPRING MEANS ON SAID BRACKET YIELDINGLY HOLDING SAID BAR IN A DIRECTION TOWARD SAID PROJECTION, SAID WHEEL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE WINDING UP OF SAID WIND-UP SPRING TO FORCE SAID PROJECTION OUT OF ONE DEPRESSION AND INTO THE OTHER TO PLACE SAID WHEEL MEANS IN SAID OTHER POSITION.