Starting unit for internal combustion units

Claim 1

A UNIT FOR AIDING IN THE STARTING OF A INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CARBURATOR AND AIR INTAKE MEANS, COMPRISING A CASING REMOTE FROM THE AIR INTAKE MEANS AND PROVIDED WITH A CONDUIT COMMUNICATING WITH THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE CARBURETOR AND THE INTAKE MEANS; AN AIR BLOWER COMMUNICATING WITH THE ATMOSPHERE FOR FORCING A STREAM OF AIR INTO SAID CASING AND THROUGH SAID CONDUIT INTO SAID ENGINE INTAKE MEANS; A PRESSURIZED SOURCE OF READILY COMBUSITIBLE FUEL; MEANS CONNECTING SAID SOURCE OF FUEL TO THE CASING INCLUDING A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE; HEATING MEANS FOR HEATING THE AIR STREAM PASSING THROUGH SAID CASING TO THE CONDUIT AND THE ENGINE INTAKE MEANS, AND ALSO HEATING THE FUEL ENTERING THE CASING WHEN SAID VALVE IS OPEN; AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF SAID BLOWER, SAID VALVE AND SAID HEATING MEANS, SAID AIR STREAM PROPELLING THE FUEL ENTERING THE CASING THROUGH THE LATTER AND THE CONDUIT TO THE AIR INTAKE OF THE ENGINE.