Starter for rope pull outboard motors
OwnerManuel Carrierainventor
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Abstract
A starter for a rope pull outboard motor that may be quickly and readily attached to the top of the motor housing. The device includes an outboard motor rope pulling member that can be spring-loaded by a manually operable means after which the handle of the outboard motor rope may be connected to the rope pulling member. Novel guiding means is used for the rapid movement of the rope pulling member to quickly pull the rope to start the motor when the spring biased rope pulling member is freed. A shock absorber brings the rope pulling member to a resilient stop at the end of the movement of the member.
Claims4
A starter for a rope pull outboard motor comprising:
- a. a pair of spaced apart and parallel guide tracks securable to an outboard motor equipped with a pull cord for starting the motor;
- b. a rope pulling member including a trolley movable along said guide tracks, said member having means for gripping the motor pull cord;
- c. spring means for moving said rope pulling member for actuating the pull cord for starting the motor;
- d. a hand operated toggle mechanism for moving said member for tensioning said spring means and for holding said member in a tensioned condition;
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- e. said toggle mechanism being manually freed from said trolley to permit said tensioned spring means to rapidly move said rope pulling member for starting the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.