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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6397808 | Engine starter having traction-drive type reduction gear and torque transmitting device for linking the reduction gear and driven shaft of engine An engine starter for preventing undesirable noises is disclosed, which is applicable to a vehicle employing an idle stop system. The starter comprises a starter motor; a traction-drive type reduction gear connected to the starter motor and positioned bet... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6253722 | Starting apparatus for internal combustion engines A starting device has a rotary drive member that is operable by hand or power devices. The device has a detented or geared strip arranged to engage with a similarly detented or geared starting wheel. The teeth of these parts are designed to grab and lock ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 4457726 | Small watercraft starting arrangement In a water born vehicle of the type described in my prior U.S. Pat. No. 3,826,220 including a pivoted control handle extending rearwardly from the bow the improvement comprising a starting cable arrangement which may be selectively secured to the handle a... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4230084 | Engine starting device An engine starting device for starting an engine by connecting an output member on the side of a spiral spring and an input member on the side of the engine with each other when the force accumulation by the spring is released. A driving member is driven ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4047440 | Starter for rope pull outboard motors 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 t... | 09/13/1977 |
