Patent ID: 11940011
Assignee: TCM ENGINE PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A pump priming device for an internal combustion engine with a fluid pump having at least one of a suction side and a pressure side, the pump priming device comprising:
a coupling member comprising:
a first end,
a second end,
a cylindrical length therebetween, and
a plurality of fins extending along only a portion of the cylindrical length,

wherein each fin from the plurality of fins protrudes radially from an outer surface of the coupling member;
a rotational drive; and
a drive shaft mounted to the rotational drive,
wherein the coupling member, via the fins, and the drive shaft translates the rotational force provided by the rotational drive to an oil drive gear of the internal combustion engine, such that at least one of the suction side and pressure side of the fluid pump are primed.