A piston (10) for use in an engine. The piston (10) includes a piston head (14) having at least one ring groove (26). The piston (10) also includes a piston skirt (18) coated with a first thickness (38) of a bronze coating material, and a side panel (22) a...

A tube (40) for directing fluid along a path that includes a bend. The tube (40) comprising a conduit having a first aperture, a second aperture, and a bend portion adjacent the second aperture. An outer bend surface is integrally formed as part of the con...

An internal combustion engine (12) comprises an energy storing mechanism (14) including at least one elastic member (60) loaded in response to rotation of a rotatable engine member (72). A ratchet member (142), disposed between the elastic member and engin...

A four-stroke internal combustion engine (20) is provided. There is provided within an engine housing (28) an oil reservoir (126) and a valve chamber (156) which independently communicate with a crank chamber (124). A strategically placed divider (116) and...

An engine starting system for an internal combustion engine. The starting system includes a starter switch electrically connected between a battery and a starter motor for the engine, and a choke valve disposed in an air intake of an air/fuel-mixing device...

The present invention discloses an engine starting device (14) for an internal combustion engine (12, 313, 521), the engine having a rotatable engine member (26,317, 515) that is rotatable to start the engine. The engine starting device comprises an energy...

A combination speed limiter and transmission interlock system for an engine-transmission power train that includes an internal combustion engine and a transmission, the power train of the type used to power outboard engines and the like. The system utilize...

A four-stroke internal combustion engine (20) is provided. There is provided within an engine housing (28) an oil reservoir (126) and a valve chamber (156) which independently communicate with a crank chamber (124). A strategically placed divider (116) and...

A vehicle suspension system including a vehicle body and a hub assembly spaced from the vehicle body and having an inner hub member. The suspension system further includes a first control arm having an outboard end pivotally connected to the inner hub memb...