Glow plug energizing device
OwnerFrank W. Silva, Larry E. Keeling JR.inventors
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Abstract
A glow plug energizing device for energizing glow plugs in glow ignition engines which includes a glow plug connector configured to be releasably coupled to a glow plug, at least one battery for supplying electrical energy to the glow plug connector, a housing containing the at least one battery, an electrical lead coupled between the housing and the glow plug connector, and a first manual switch coupled to the electrical lead for selectively applying electrical energy from the battery to the glow plug connector.
Claims13
A glow plug energizing device which comprises:
- a glow plug connector configured to be releasably coupled to a glow plug;
- at least one battery for supplying electrical energy to the glow plug connector;
- a housing containing the at least one battery;
- an electrical lead coupled between the housing and the glow plug connector;
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- a first manual switch coupled to the electrical lead for selectively applying electrical energy from the at least one battery to the glow plug connector.
A method of starting a glow-ignition engine which comprises the steps of:
- a) providing a glow-ignition engine having a glow plug;
- b) providing a glow plug energizing device which includes:
- a glow plug connector configured to be releasably coupled to a glow plug;
- at least one battery for supplying electrical energy to the glow plug connector;
- a housing containing the at least one battery;
- an electrical lead coupled between the housing and the glow plug connector;
- and
- a first manual switch coupled to the electrical lead for selectively applying electrical energy from the battery to the glow plug connector;
- c) coupling the glow plug connector to the glow plug;
- d) activating the first manual switch to energize the glow plug;
- e) starting the glow-ignition engine;
- f) deactivating the first manual switch;
- g) removing the glow plug connector from the glow plug.
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