Motion-restraint tether for safely starting gasoline-powered chainsaws and the like

A lightweight and compact motion restraint tether for safely starting a gasoline-powered chainsaw having an onboard engine in combination with the gasoline-powered chainsaw, comprising:

• (i) a-foot engagement member comprising a foothold structure, an arch-shaped structure comprising an apex and two ends, the two ends of said arch-shaped structure being affixed to the foothold structure in such a way that an enclosed aperture is formed, whereby an operator of said chainsaw extends at least one foot through said aperture in such a way that the bottom of said at least one foot presses against the foothold structure to hold the foot engagement member securely against a solid surface using at least a portion of the body weight of the operator;
• and
• (ii) an elongated tether member adapted to restrain the upward motion of said gasoline-powered chainsaw when said onboard engine is started by an operator of said gasoline-powered chainsaw, said tether member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the elongated tether member is attached to the foot engagement member, and the second end is affixed to the gasoline-powered chainsaw, said elongated tether member further adapted to be lightweight and compact for facile portability by said operator;
• wherein the foot engagement member is a stirrup comprising an arch-shaped bracket forming the upper portion of the aperture perimeter, and wherein the foothold structure comprises a substantially flat pedal portion with a plurality of sides, the arch-shaped bracket having two ends, the two ends being affixed to two of the plurality of sides of the pedal portion so as to from an enclosed aperture, wherein the foothold structure further comprises a pocket integral with the pedal portion of the foothold structure, whereby when the operator inserts a front portion of at least one foot therein, the pocket at least partially covers the operator's at least one foot.

A lightweight and compact motion restraint tether for safely starting a gasoline-powered chainsaw having an on-board engine in combination with the gasoline-powered chainsaw, comprising:

• (i) a-foot engagement member comprising a stirrup having an arch-shaped frame comprising an apex and two ends and forming the upper portion of the stirrup, the two ends of said arch-shaped structure being affixed to a foothold structure wherein the foothold structure forms the bottom portion of the stirrup, whereby an operator of said chainsaw extends at least one foot through said stirrup in such a way that the bottom of said at least one foot presses against the foothold structure to hold the foot engagement member securely against a solid surface using at least a portion of the body weight of the operator such that the tether member is securely anchored to the solid surface, said foot engagement member further adapted to be lightweight and compact for facile portability by said operator;
• and
• (ii) an elongated tether member adapted to restrain the upward motion of said gasoline-powered chainsaw when said onboard engine is started by an operator of said gasoline-powered chainsaw, said tether member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the elongated tether member is attached to the foot engagement member, and the second end is affixed to the gasoline-powered chainsaw, said elongated tether member further adapted to be lightweight and compact for facile portability by said operator, and wherein the foot engagement member is adapted to anchor the attached elongated tether member securely to a solid surface;
• wherein the foothold structure of the stirrup comprises a substantially flat pedal bottom portion that is integrally fixed to the upper arch-shaped frame, and wherein the stirrup further comprises a pocket structure, whereby the pocket structure is integral with the substantially flat bottom portion of the foothold structure and is configured to at least partially cover a front of the operator's foot.