Flexible shaft starter - Patent 1130253

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EP 1 130 253 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/17

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.09.2001 Bulletin 2001/36

(21)	Application number: 01850042.1

(22)	Date of filing: 01.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F02N 15/02, F02N 11/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

01.03.2000 US 516300

(71)	Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.
	Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Janisch, Darrel R. Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701 (US)

(74)	Representative: Rostovanyi, Peter et al
	AWAPATENT AB, Box 5117 200 71 Malmö 200 71 Malmö (SE)

(54)	Flexible shaft starter

(57) A flexible shaft starter system for an internal combustion engine of a recreational vehicle. The internal combustion engine is mounted to a chassis of the recreational vehicle and has at least one driven member. The flexible shaft starter system includes a starter having an output shaft and is mounted remotely from the engine; and a flexible shaft having a first and second end, the first end being driven by the output shaft of the starter and the second end driving the at least one driven member.

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