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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry B Tillotson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G / ; F02N / ; F02N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 74-6 ; 74850 ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ;
Abstract
A lawn mower starting interlock for gas powered mowers for preventing engagement between the starting pinion and flywheel thereof when the mower is in a predetermined condition, for example, when the mower wheel drive mechanism is engaged. A pivotable lever which may be pivoted into the path of advance of the starter pinion in a Bendix type starter as the starter pinion advances along a helical worm gear towards engagement of a flywheel is disclosed. The lever may be pivoted by means of a bowden wire arrangement, the opposite end of which is attached to the mower drive engagement mechanism or a linkage which moves therewith.