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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Anthony F. Grybush, Kiel, WI (US);
Anthony F. Grybush, Kiel, WI (US);
Certified Parts Corporation, Janesville, WI (US);
Abstract
An internal combustion engine including an electrical starting system which integrates several components into a single assembly for easier manufacture and operation of the engine. For example, a safety switch and key are integrated with the electric motor starting system. The starting system includes a starter motor having a drive member in selective driving relationship with the engine crankshaft, and also includes a key and a switch assembled to the starter motor. The switch includes a power connector and a key interface, and the key and key interface are together moveable between a first or 'insert/remove' position in which the key is selectively engageable and disengageable with the key interface, a second or 'run' position in which the key is engaged with the key interface and the power connector is not in electrical communication with the starter motor, and a third or “start” position in which the key is engaged with the key interface and the power connector is in electrical communication with the starter motor.