Patent ID: 6073513
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
A parking brake control comprising:(a) a mounting bracket having a ratchet sector thereon;(b) an operating lever connected to said mounting bracket for pivotal movement about a first axis between brake-applied and brake-released positions;(c) a release rod assembly comprising a pawl and a release rod,said pawl connected to said operating lever for pivotal movement about a second axis between engaged and disengaged positions relative to said ratchet sector, said second axis being parallel to said first axis, said pawl having a first end and a second end disposed on opposite sides of said second axis, said pawl having a tooth on said first end which said tooth is selectively engaged with said ratchet sector, and said pawl having a raised portion near said second end,said release rod having a front and a back and being formed to define a retention cavity at one end,said retention cavity being further defined on said front of said release rod by a generally circular wall having a diameter less than the width of said second end of said pawl and greater than the width of said raised portion on said second end of said pawl,said retention cavity being further defined on said back of said release rod by a generally U-shaped wall comprising a roof portion and sidewalls on either side of said roof portion with a crossbar integrally connected to said release rod and extending between said sidewalls, said sidewalls being slightly further apart than the width of said second end of said pawl,said pawl being retained by said U-shaped wall, said crossbar and said generally circular wall with a portion of said pawl being retained in said retention cavity.