Internal combustion engine driven device

Claim 1

An internal combustion engine driven device of the type having an internal combustion engine, a choke valve for adjusting the amount of air supplied to the internal combustion engine, a starter motor for starting the internal combustion engine, and a starting switch device for supplying electricity to the starter motor to actuate it when starting the internal combustion engine, comprising: a knob operationally linked with a choke valve and adapted to move the choke valve from the open to the closed position, stationary contacts provided in an electric circuit between the starter motor and a power source, a movable contact mounted on said knob and arranged in the vicinity of said stationary contacts, a push-button switch provided on said knob and adapted to bring the movable contact into contact with the stationary contacts such as to supply the starter motor with electricity, and a contact section formed on said movable contact in such a manner as to come into contact with said stationary contacts to supply electricity to the starter motor when said knob is moved from a stationary position corresponding to the open position of the choke valve to an operational position corresponding to the closed position of the choke valve.