Replaceable recoil starter

A replaceable starter assembly for a hand-held internal combustion engine of a power tool having a housing and a detachable clutch comprising;

• a cartridge housing;
• a spool mounted on the housing for rotation relative to the housing;
• a recoil spring biasing the spool for rotation in one direction relative to the cartridge housing;
• a rope wound on the spool which is pulled to rotate the spool in the opposite direction relative to the cartridge housing from said one direction;
• said cartridge housing being secured to the housing of the power tool on a surface of the housing facing away from the internal combustion engine, said cartridge housing being enclosed within a clutch housing which is detachable from the housing of the power tool to allow replacement of the starter assembly by removing the clutch housing without removal of the housing of the power tool.

A replaceable starter assembly for a hand-held internal combustion engine of a power tool having an engine housing comprising:

• a cartridge;
• a spool mounted on the cartridge for rotation relative to the cartridge;
• a recoil spring biasing the spool for rotation in one direction relative to the cartridge;
• a rope wound on the spool which is pulled to rotate the spool in the opposite direction relative to the cartridge from said one direction;
• said cartridge being secured to the engine housing of the power tool on a surface of the engine housing facing away from the internal combustion engine, said cartridge being assembled between the engine housing of the power tool and a boom which supports a driveshaft of an implement, said cartridge being detachable from the engine housing of the power tool to allow replacement of the starter assembly without disassembly of the engine housing of the power tool.