Patent ID: 6513217
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A small motor starter cord replacement apparatus comprising:(a) a handle; (b) a spindle with said handle attached at a first end of said spindle; (c) a hub with said spindle rotatably mounted within said hub and said hub includes a ratchet assembly connected to said spindle whereby said spindle is biased for rotatable motion in only one direction when said ratchet is engaged; (d) a first arm and a second arm attached to said hub, said first arm and said second arm and said spindle defining a plane; (e) in said first arm and in said second arm, a spring-mounted cylinder inside of said first arm and said second arm, said spring-mounted cylinder biased for movement distal to said hub and, at end of said cylinder distal to said hub, gripping teeth; (f) at a second end of said spindle means for connecting said spindle to a pull cord reel on a lawn mower for rotational motion of said pull cord reel, whereby said handle is turned rotating said spindle and said pull cord reel, said hub and said spindle held into place by said spring-mounted cylinder inside of said first arm and by said spring-mounted cylinder inside of said second arm.