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Starter and power equipment unit incorporating same

  • US 9,847,186 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2013
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electric starter for a power equipment unit, the starter comprising:

  • a button comprising a shaft portion and an enlarged head portion, wherein the head portion comprises a tab and the shaft portion comprises a cylindrical surface lacking protrusions along its length; and

    a housing defining an opening configured to receive the shaft portion and the head portion such that, when the button is in a neutral position within the opening, the shaft portion is contained within the housing and at least part of the head portion is surrounded by the housing, wherein the housing comprises;

    a deflectable tab comprising a tooth, the tooth configured to engage the tab of the head portion and retain the button within the housing when the button is in the neutral position; and

    a peripheral edge surrounding the opening, the peripheral edge defining two or more notched areas such that two opposite sides of the head portion may be grasped from outside the housing when the button is in the neutral position.

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