Lawn mower electric start control

Claim 1

A control for electric starting of an engine comprising a housing including a pair of mating housing sections having interengaging elements to ensure proper mating of the sections and openings through which aid housing can be secured t a mower handle, a bail, a bail disc pivotally mounted within said housing and having an opening therethrough for receiving one end of said bail in nonrotating relationship to said disc whereby said bail is pivotally mounted to said housing between "bail up" and "bail down" positions, said bail disc being rotated responsive to movements of said bail between bail disc positions of bail up and bail down, a cable disc pivotally mounted within said housing and having means for receiving the end of a control cable therein so that movement of said disc results in movement of said cable between its "on" and "off" positions, a starter switch secured within said housing and having electric connections and a switch actuator extending from the switch body, and a starter mechanism pivotally mounted within said housing and having a button positioned in an opening through said housing and a pad normally held in close spaced relationship to said starter switch actuator, said bail disc having means preventing actuation of said starter button until said bail disc has been rotated to its bail down position, said bail disc also having means for interengaging with said cable disc whereby rotation of said bail disc responsive to movement of said bail to its bail down position rotates said cable disc to move said control cable to "on" position.