Patent ID: 7891271

Claim:
A slide locking kick arm, comprising: a kick arm shaft attachable to an engine kick starter at a first end ( 12 ) of the shaft, said shaft comprising a first angled part ( 14 ) connected to said first end, and a second part ( 16 ) for receiving a foot pedal ( 26 ) extending from said first part, said second part comprising an enclosed slot ( 18 ) extending substantially the entire length of said second part, a distal end wall ( 20 ), a distal end locking corner ( 22 ); a foot pedal ( 26 ) slidingly attachable over the shaft second part, said foot pedal comprising: a first cavity ( 30 ) including an opening at one end for receiving said kick arm shaft second part; a second cavity extending from the opening of said first cavity, the second cavity comprising: a posterior wall ( 36 ); a posterior lip ( 34 ); two opposing lateral walls ( 40 ) extending from said posterior wall, said lateral walls including penetrations ( 38 ) for receiving a pedal connector; and an anterior lip ( 32 ) connecting the two lateral walls, said anterior lip located opposite from said posterior lip across the opening of said first cavity; and, a pedal connector axle ( 44 ) connecting through said sidewall penetrations ( 38 ) and interior slot ( 18 ); wherein, when said foot pedal ( 26 ) is extended, said foot pedal can be rotated away from said engine starter, and said foot pedal further comprises a locking pin and locking pin handle slidably through the closed end of said foot pedal, down the length of said first cavity, and partly into said second cavity A fixed support plate fixedly connected to said locking pin, positioned within said first cavity of said foot pedal A locking pin spring within said first cavity extending along said locking pin between said fixed support plate and the closed end of said first cavity A sliding support plate slidably attached to said locking pin between said fixed support plate and the distal end of said locking pin And further, wherein said kick arm shaft second part further comprises a locking pin receiving hole through said distal endwall and said locking pin locking hole through a sidewall of enclosed slot.