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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Walbro Engine Management, L.l.c., Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
David L. Thomas, Cass City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Walbro LLC, Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/08 (2006.01); F02M 37/04 (2006.01); F02M 33/02 (2006.01); F02M 37/16 (2006.01); F02M 1/16 (2006.01); F02M 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 37/04 (2013.01); F02M 25/08 (2013.01); F02M 33/02 (2013.01); F02M 37/16 (2013.01); F02M 1/16 (2013.01); F02M 33/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A starting system for an internal combustion engine that includes: a pump device in communication with a purging and priming circuit of a carburetor; a driven member coupled to the pump device; and a drive member rotatably carried by a recoil starter pulley of an engine. The drive member may positively drive the driven member in two directions, and the driving of the driven member may actuate the pump device.