OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INCORPORATING STARTER BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED PUSH BUTTON
First Claim
1. Outdoor power equipment comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
an electric starter motor coupled to the internal combustion engine to start the internal combustion engine;
a battery receptacle mounted on the outdoor power equipment and electrically connected to the starter motor; and
a starter battery pack configured to be received within the battery receptacle to provide electric power to the starter motor, wherein the starter battery pack includes a start button such that when the starter battery pack is received within the battery receptacle and the start button is activated, electric power is supplied to the starter motor.
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Abstract
A starter battery pack with a start button included as part of the starter battery pack is shown and described. The starter battery pack includes a start button that, when the starter battery pack is received within a receptacle of outdoor power equipment, such as a lawn tractor, allows the starter battery pack to provide power to a starting circuit of the power equipment. The battery pack is selectively rechargeable and preferably is a type of battery, such as lithium ion, that can be repeatedly discharged and recharged without affecting battery life. When the starter battery pack is received within the receptacle, activation of the start button provides current and voltage front the starter battery pack to an electric starter motor, which initiates operation of the internal combustion engine.
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20 Claims
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1. Outdoor power equipment comprising:
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an internal combustion engine; an electric starter motor coupled to the internal combustion engine to start the internal combustion engine; a battery receptacle mounted on the outdoor power equipment and electrically connected to the starter motor; and a starter battery pack configured to be received within the battery receptacle to provide electric power to the starter motor, wherein the starter battery pack includes a start button such that when the starter battery pack is received within the battery receptacle and the start button is activated, electric power is supplied to the starter motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lawn tractor comprising:
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an internal combustion engine; an electric start motor coupled to the internal combustion engine to start the internal combustion engine; and a starter battery pack configured to be received on the lawn tractor to provide electric power to the starter motor, wherein the starter battery pack includes a start button such that when the starter battery pack is received on the lawn tractor and the start button is activated, electric power is supplied to the starter motor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A starting circuit for providing electric power to a starter motor to start an internal combustion engine of outdoor power equipment, comprising:
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a battery receptacle mounted on the outdoor power equipment and electrically connected to the starter motor; and a starter battery pack configured to be removably received in the battery receptacle to provide electric power to the starter motor, wherein the starter battery pack includes a start button such that when the starter battery pack is received within the battery receptacle and the start button is activated, electric power is supplied to the starter motor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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