Patent ID: 6526846
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A foot control pedal assembly for use with a vehicle having a moveable control member comprising first and second pedal sections, a hub for mounting the first and second pedal sections coaxially about a first pivot axis relative to a support, said first and second pedal sections having foot rest portions, and one pedal being movable relative to the other the first pivot axis from a position wherein the foot rest portion of the second section is adjacent to and nested with the foot rest portion of the first section, to a stopped position where the foot rest portion of the first section is separated from the foot rest portion of the second section and the first and'second sections are held from further separation and are pivotable about the first pivot axis as a unit, and an actuator on the pedal assembly coupled to move the moveable control when the pedal assembly is pivoted; a stop member for holding the pedal sections from movement relative to each other in one pivoting direction in the stopped position and permitting the pedal sections to pivot relative to each other in an opposite direction, wherein the footrest portions move together.