Patent ID: 9032928
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B25F,B25G,F02N

Abstract:
1. A handle for a starter pull cord for use on a motor driven device, the handle comprising: an elongate body adapted to being grasped in a user's grasping hand and having at least one cavity adapted to releasably retain therein a tool that is relevant to the device; a stem portion extending downward from the elongate body and having a base portion attached to the elongate body at a position that is located between two fingers of the user's grasping hand, and a remote end opposite the base end; a female portion of a quick connect/release coupling mechanism attached to the remote end of the stem portion, the female portion comprising a core member and a sleeve mounted for sliding movement on the core member between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the sleeve being biased towards the engaged position; a cord connector adapted to being attached to the starter pull cord and having a first male portion of the quick connect/release coupling mechanism that is adapted to being received within the female portion and being releasably retained therein when the sleeve is in the engaged position and being released therefrom when the sleeve is in the disengaged position, wherein the first male portion and the female portion include complementary interlocking portions that cooperate when the first male portion is engaged with the female portion to prevent rotation of the first male portion relative to the female portion; and a spark plug tool, and wherein one of said at least one cavity is longitudinally aligned with the elongate body and is adapted to receive the spark plug tool therein.