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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140339 | Foot operated electric starter modification kit A kick start switch modification kit and method for modifying an electric starter system on a motorcycle to a foot-operated electric starter simulating the classic foot operated kick start mechanism. Novel components which are contained in the modification kit inclu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6718926 | Starter motor having labyrinth ventilation passage An inside space of a starter motor having a motor, a magnetic switch and a reduction gear train is ventilated through a ventilation passage formed in the starter motor. The ventilation passage includes a labyrinth passage formed at a portion connecting a front housi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6247439 | Starter for internal combustion engine To provide a starter for an internal combustion engine which is capable of reducing a press-fit amount of a press-fit portion of a torque absorbing mechanism of a rotation transmitting means for transmitting the rotation of a kick shaft to a crank shaft, ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6109121 | Electric starter for kick start motorcycles An electric starter for a kick-only motorcycle which can be mounted directly on the motorcycle and connected to the kickshaft of the motorcycle, or can be used as a stand-alone starter connected to the kicker arm, where the starter drives a pinion gear wh... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5497739 | Kick starting means The invention relates to a kick starting means for change gears, in particular for retrofitting motorcycles of the company Harley-Davidson, U.S.A., with the name "Big Twin", a cubic capacity of about 1340 cm3 and a five-speed change gear, which... | 03/12/1996 |
| 4744257 | Kick type starting device for engine A kick type starting device for an engine, comprising a drive clutch body operatively connected to a kick axle of a kick pedal such that when the kick pedal is actuated engaging thrust and rotary torque are given to the driving clutch body, and a driven c... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4441466 | Energy accumulator and internal-combustion engine starter comprising said accumulator This invention provides an accumulator of mechanical energy and a starter for an internal-combustion engine actuated by energy from the accumulator. The energy is stored by elastically extensible elastomeric elements wound circumferentially around support... | 04/10/1984 |
| 3952718 | Starter apparatus for internal combustion engines A rewind type starter apparatus for an outboard motor is mounted on the side of an internal combustion engine having an inverted cup-shaped flywheel secured to the upper end of the engine crankshaft. A protective cowl encloses the engine, starter and othe... | 04/27/1976 |
