Starter for two-cycle engines

A two-cycle engine starting device, comprising:

• a support structure having:
• a holding plate configured to hold a chainsaw;
• a first locking arrangement that, when a chainsaw is installed on the holding plate, temporarily holds the chainsaw to the holding plate by preventing a handle of the chainsaw from lifting up;
• a second locking arrangement including a cantilevered arm comprising a first block section attached to the holding plate and a second block section that extends from the top of the first block section generally out over the holding plate such that when a chainsaw is installed on the holding plate, the second block section serves as a hold down to prevent up lifting of the chainsaw during starter rope pulls;
• a third locking arrangement defined by a throttle guard lock attached to the holding plate that, when a chainsaw is installed on the holding plate, temporarily retains a handle of a chainsaw on the holding plate from lifting during starting operations;
• a cylinder secured to the support structure, the cylinder having a cylinder housing and a cylinder rod controllable to extend from the cylinder housing in a linear motion;
• a handle holding mount coupled to an end of the cylinder rod;
• an actuation control having a control element that is operable to cause the cylinder rod to extend from the cylinder housing;
• wherein a two-cycle engine is started by positioning a corresponding tool on the holding plate so as to be temporarily held at least by the first, second and third locking arrangements, slipping the starter rope handle into the handle holding mount, and operating the actuation control, thus causing the cylinder to extend the cylinder rod and corresponding handle holding mount in a linear motion that pulls the starter rope with sufficient force to apply a starting force to the two-cycle engine.