Patent ID: 6122989
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A pedal apparatus for actuating a device within a vehicle, said pedal apparatus comprising:a pedal lever having a pedal pad disposed on a first end and a second end pivotally connected to a ground point;a cylindrical member having a fixed end attached to said pedal lever between said first and second ends and a free end opposite said fixed end;an interconnecting means for transferring operating efforts from said pedal lever to the device, said interconnecting means having a first end pivotally disposed on said cylindrical member; anda snap lock having a body portion disposed on said cylindrical member adjacent to said free end and retaining leg means projecting outward from said body portion and sized to allow said retaining leg means to collapse during installation of said cylindrical member onto said interconnecting means and to snap out from said collapsed position upon complete installation of said cylindrical member relative to said interconnecting means, said retaining leg means maintaining said cylindrical member installed onto said interconnecting means thereafter.