Patent ID: 8534254

Claim:
A starter device for an internal combustion engine of a manually guided engine unit, the starter device comprising: a housing; a cable drum which can be rotated relative to the housing about a rotational axis with a starter pull for starting the engine; and a recoil spring space, which is arranged between the housing and the cable drum, for a recoil spring provided in order to move the cable drum into its original position after a rotational movement of the starter, wherein a seal provides sealing of the recoil spring space, the seal being spaced apart radially from the rotational axis to such an extent that the recoil spring space is formed by a wall of the cable drum and an approximately opposite wall of the housing, wherein the cable drum is provided with a connecting web, which is directed axially towards the housing and forms a wall of the cylindrical disc-shaped recoil spring space, the seal is a labyrinth seal, formed by a plurality of connecting parts, and no intermediate wall is provided between the cable drum and the recoil spring space.