CPC A01G 20/47 (2018.02) [A45F 3/14 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A blower comprising:
a housing;
a backpack harness operably coupled to the housing to support the blower on a back of a user wearing the backpack harness;
an engine operably coupled to the housing;
a fan assembly operably coupled to the engine to force air through a blower tube responsive to operation of the engine; and
a starting assembly comprising a starting lever comprising a lever arm operably coupled to an axial member at a distal end of the axial member, and the lever arm extends radially away from an axis formed by the axial member, wherein the axial member includes a set of gear teeth at a proximal end of the axial member interfaced with a gear assembly, and the starting lever is pivotable about the axis by a user wearing the blower via the backpack harness to start the engine.
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