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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akio Handa, Saitama, JP;
Eiji Hosoya, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Ishiwatari, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihiro Kimura, Saitama, JP;
Seiji Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180297 ; 180312 ; 180908 ; 280756 ; 1231 / ; 1231 / ; 296205 ;
Abstract
An off-road vehicle includes an engine mounted on a rear portion of a vehicle frame and a recoil starter for starting the engine. The recoil starter has a pulley operatively coupled to the crankshaft of the engine, and a cord member wound around the pulley. The cord member has an outer end extending rearwardly from the recoil starter for allowing the cord member to be easily pulled from behind the vehicle frame.