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Engine starting mechanism

Assignee: Tecumseh Products Co
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Filing: 1965-07-26
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1985-07-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr John R Dwyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 18:11
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02B; F02B63/00; F02B63/02; F02N; F02N3/00; F02N3/02; F02B75/00; F02B75/02; F02B2075/022; F02B2075/025

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A REWIND PULL STARTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A FLYWHEEL WITH A CIRCULAR ROW OF TEETH THEREON, SAID STARTER COMPRISING A RIGID TUBULAR MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE MOTOR ADJACENT SAID FLYWHEEL TEETH, A REEL JOURNALED ON ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, A PULL-ROPE WOUND ON SAID REEL FOR IMPARTING ROTATION THERETO, A SPRING IN SAID TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID REEL FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, MEANS ADAPTED TO SECURE THE END OF SAID SPRING OPPOSITE SAID ONE END TO SAID ENGINE FOR TENSIONING SAID SPRING AND RETAINING SAID OPPOSITE END FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID ENGINE TO THEREBY RETAIN SAID REEL ON SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, SAID SPRING SERVING TO STORE ENERGY UPON ROTATION OF SAID REEL TO RETURN SAID REEL ROTATIONALLY TO AN INITIAL POSITION, A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
A REWIND PULL STARTER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A FLYWHEEL WITH A CIRCULAR ROW OF TEETH THEREON, SAID STARTER COMPRISING A RIGID TUBULAR MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE AFFIXED TO THE MOTOR ADJACENT SAID FLYWHEEL TEETH, A REEL JOURNALED ON ONE END OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, A PULL-ROPE WOUND ON SAID REEL FOR IMPARTING ROTATION THERETO, A SPRING IN SAID TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID REEL FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, MEANS ADAPTED TO SECURE THE END OF SAID SPRING OPPOSITE SAID ONE END TO SAID ENGINE FOR TENSIONING SAID SPRING AND RETAINING SAID OPPOSITE END FIXED RELATIVE TO SAID ENGINE TO THEREBY RETAIN SAID REEL ON SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, SAID SPRING SERVING TO STORE ENERGY UPON ROTATION OF SAID REEL TO RETURN SAID REEL ROTATIONALLY TO AN INITIAL POSITION, A

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