Patent ID: 7334551

Claim:
A pull-cord start system for a combustion engine comprising: a throttle valve of a carburetor constructed and arranged to move between an idle position and a wide open throttle position; a housing; a recoil pulley rotatably carried by the housing and coupled to a crankshaft of the engine; a pull-cord constructed and arranged to wind about the recoil pulley, the pull-cord having a distal first end for engagement by an end user and a second end connected to the recoil pulley; a throttle override device having a linkage operably connected between a throttle control and the throttle valve, and wherein the throttle override device is responsive to movement of the pull-cord to move with respect to the housing from a rest position to an active position upon actuation of the pull-cord wherein actuation of the throttle control by an end user will place the throttle valve in the open position when the throttle override device is in the rest position and will not open the throttle valve when the throttle override device is in the active position.