Engine starter drive

Claim 1

A STARTER DRIVE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CLUTCH INCLUDING A DRIVING CLUTCH MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A POWER SHAFT OF A STARTING MOTOR AND A DRIVEN CLUTCH MEMBER IN COAXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE POWER SHAFT CONNECTED TO A PINION GEAR FOR CRANKING THE ENGINE, SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS BEING CONCENTRICALLY MOUNTED, MEANS PROVIDING A UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A PLURALITY OF RECESS MEANS INCLUDING END WALLS AND A CONNECTING IRREGULARLY SURFACED INTERMEDIATE WALL FORMED IN ONE OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS AND OPENING RADIALLY TOWARDS THE ADJACENT SURFACE OF THE OTHER OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS; A CAM SURFACE ECCENTRICALLY LOCATED RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF SAID CLUTCH MEMBERS FORMED IN EACH RECESS AND DEFINING A PORTION OF THE IRREGULAR SURFACE OF THE INTERMEDIATE WALL ADJACENT ONE OF THE RECESS END WALLS; A ROLLER OF A PREDETERMINED DIAMETER POSITIONED IN EACH RECESS ADAPTED TO BE WEDGED BETWEEN THE CAM SURFACE AND SAID ADJACENT SURFACE OF SAID OTHER CLUTCH MEMBER WHEN THE UNIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING CONNECTION IS ESTABLISHED; A FURCATED GUIDE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF TINES AND BEING LOOSELY POSITIONED FOR FREE ANGULAR MOVEMENT IN EACH RECESS ADJACENT THE OTHER OF SAID RECESS END WALLS; A RESILIENT COMPRESSION MEMBER SUPPORTED BY ONE OF THE TINES OF SAID GUIDE MEMBER ADAPTED TO EXERT A FORCE TENDING TO MOVE THE ROLLER TO A WEDGED POSITION; SAID TINED GUIDE MEMBER HAVING OTHER OF SAID TINES ADAPTED TO PROVIDE BEARING MEANS SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID ADJACENT SURFACE OF THE OTHER CLUTCH MEMBER, SAID ONE TINE PROVIDING A COMPRESSION LIMITING MEANS SPATIALLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO THE RECESS INTERMEDIATE WALL AND SAID ADJACENT CLUTCH SURFACE; SAID COMPRESSION LIMITING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO LIMIT THE ROLLER MOVEMENT WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED.