Patent ID: 8534158
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B60K,B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A floor pivot pedal assembly for use in a vehicle having a floor comprising: a body mounting bracket including an upper body securement flange and a lower body securement flange, each secured to the floor, a lower support portion adjacent to the lower body securement flange, and an upper support portion adjacent to the upper body securement flange, the lower support portion including a pair of pedal support slots each having a wide opening portion adjacent to the lower body securement flange tapering to a narrow opening portion spaced farther from the lower body securement flange than the wide opening portion, and the upper support portion including a fastener hole, and the body mounting bracket including a nut centered about the fastener hole; a pedal mounting bracket including a lower mounting portion, an upper mounting portion and a middle portion connecting the upper and lower mounting portions, the lower mounting portion including a pair of securement flanges extending downward from a lower surface and extending through the narrow opening portion with each of the securement flanges including a barb extending laterally from the respective securement flange and spaced from the lower surface, the barbs each being wider than a width of the narrow opening portion and narrower than a width of the wide opening portions, and the upper mounting portion including a recessed opening in an upper surface of the upper mounting portion with a fastener head support surface in the recessed opening and a fastener hole in the head support surface; a floor pivot foot pedal having a lower end pivotally connected to a hinge located on an upper surface of the lower mounting portion and an opposed upper end that is pivotable about a pivot axis defined by the hinge; and a fastener extending through the fastener hole in the fastener head support surface and the fastener hole in the upper support portion, the fastener threadably secured to the nut.