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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chester G DuBois, Zion, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 4115 ; 1231 / ; 116 70 ; 116101 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an engine including a flywheel starting gear and a cooling system, a member mounted on the engine for displacement between a first position engaged with the flywheel gear so as to produce an audible noise in response to engine rotation and a second position clear of the flywheel gear, a spring biasing the member toward one of the first and second positions, and a temperature or pressure responsive plunger for displacing the member to the other of the first and second positions against the action of the spring in response to malfunctioning of the cooling system.