Claims
- 1. A starter control device for temporarily activating an engine of a vehicle, said vehicle having a battery and a starter, comprising:
a power source electrically connected to a timer; and said timer electrically connected to said starter for the purpose of intermittently activating said starter.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said power source is the battery of the vehicle.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said timer enables the user to adjust the duration of intervals of activation.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said timer enables the user to adjust the duration of intervals of inactivity.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said timer includes a timer switch for turning the timer on or off.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a timer bypass line including a switch, said bypass line enabling the user to manually activate the starter by opening the switch causing an amperage provided by said power source to bypass timer.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said switch on said bypass line is a push button switch.
- 8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a relay which alternatively allows or shuts of the delivery of amperage to the starter in response to a signal from said timer.
- 9. The apparatus of claim 15 in which a combustion chamber on said vehicle contains a cleaner.
- 10. An apparatus for cleaning at least one combustion chamber on a vehicle using a cleaner, said vehicle also having a battery and a starter, comprising:
a power source electrically connected to a timer; said timer electrically connected to said starter; said timer intermittently activating the starter using power from said power source; a body defining a cavity therein for receiving the cleaner; and at least one conduit having first and second ends wherein the first end is fluidly connected to a lower portion of the cavity and the second end is fluidly connectable to said at least one combustion chamber.
- 11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said at least one conduit is valved.
- 12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the second end of said at least one conduit is fluidly connectable to an adapter, the adapter being fluidly connectable to said at least one combustion chamber on said engine.
- 13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said at least one adapter is fluidly connectable to said at least one combustion chamber via an internal passageway.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the internal passageway is metered to control the rate of flow of cleaner back into the body.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said power source is the battery of the vehicle.
- 16. A method of intermittently activating the engine of a vehicle, said vehicle including a battery, a starter, and a combustion chamber, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a power source; providing a timer; electrically connecting said power source to said timer; electrically connecting said timer to said starter; and using said timer to intermittently activate said starter using power from said power source.
- 17. The method of claim 16 comprising the additional step of:
introducing cleaner to the combustion chamber before intermittently activating said starter.
- 18. The method of claim 16 comprising the additional step of using the battery of the vehicle as the power source.
- 19. The method of claim 16, comprising the additional steps of:
providing a timer bypass line including a switch, manually activating the starter by opening the switch causing an amperage provided by said power source to bypass the timer and activate the starter for as long as the switch remains open.
- 20. A method cleaning the combustion chamber of an engine on a vehicle, said vehicle also including a battery and a starter, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a power source; providing a timer; electrically connecting said power source to said timer; electrically connecting said timer to said starter; and providing a body defining a cavity therein; fluidly connecting a first end of a conduit to a lower portion of the cavity and fluidly connecting a second end of said conduit to said combustion chamber; delivering an amount of cleaner from said cavity of said body to said combustion chamber through said conduit; and using said timer to intermittently activate said starter.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority from non-provisional application Ser. No. 09/952,792 filed Sep. 14, 2001, the contents of which are herein incorporating by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
09952792 |
Sep 2001 |
US |
Child |
10388035 |
Mar 2003 |
US |