Patent ID: 8408183
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: F02D,F02M

Abstract:
1. A carburetor assembly, comprising: a carburetor having a housing, the carburetor configured to supply fuel to an engine for combustion; a fuel valve coupled to the carburetor housing and configured to allow and prevent fuel flow to the carburetor, the fuel valve including: a lever configured to pivot about an axis between a first position and a second position, the lever including: a valve member coupled with the lever such that fuel is allowed to flow to the carburetor when the lever is in the first position and fuel is prevented from flowing to the carburetor when the lever is in the second position, wherein the valve member rotates about the pivot axis in response to the lever moving between the first position and the second position; and a normally open switch adjacent the fuel valve, the switch including a switch actuator configured to move between an actuated position and a non-actuated position, wherein the switch actuator is biased to the non-actuated position; wherein the lever is configured to one of press and not press the switch actuator to move the switch actuator between the actuated position and the non-actuated position when the lever moves between the first and second positions.