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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2009
John Fiorenza, Slinger, WI (US);
Steve Crouch, McFarland, WI (US);
James A. Louden, Cambridge, WI (US);
John Fiorenza, Slinger, WI (US);
Steve Crouch, McFarland, WI (US);
James A. Louden, Cambridge, WI (US);
Briggs and Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A pressure washer, connected to a water source by a hose, includes a frame, an engine supported by the frame and having a crankshaft, a pump driven by the engine, a wheel supported for rotation relative to the frame, an input configured to receive water from the hose and discharge the water against the wheel to cause the wheel to rotate, and a spring having a first end that is coupled to the crankshaft and a second end that is rotatable about an axis relative to the first end in response to rotation of the wheel to wind the spring. The wound spring is released to rotate the crankshaft to start the engine.