Patent ID: 8763749

Claim:
An operating mechanism for disengaging a cruise control lever operatively engaged with a hydrostatic transmission of an off-road vehicle, the cruise control lever rotatably mounted over a cruise shaft bracket and capable of being acted upon by biasing and counter-biasing forces along a rotational axis of the cruise control lever, the biasing force exerting a preload on the cruise control lever allowing continuous engagement of the cruise control lever with the hydrostatic transmission whereas the counter-biasing force releasing the preload therefrom, the operating mechanism comprising: a first cable and a second cable, the first and second cables coupled to LH and RH brake pedals, respectively, via their one end and extending to be operatively coupled to a brake actuation linkage assembly via their opposite end, the brake actuation linkage assembly applying a de-accelerating force on a pair of ground wheels when the LH and RH brake pedals are depressed; a cable holding member formed to have equilateral triangular ends and coplanarly arranged between the first and second cables nearby their opposite ends, first and second ends of the cable holding member engaging a portion of the first and second cables, respectively, whereas a third end thereof disposed substantially in between the first and second cables, the cable holding member retractable by a distance when the LH and RH brake pedals are applied simultaneously; and a return cable coupled to a third end of the cable holding member and extendable through a cruise lever holding bracket to be operatively connected to the cruise control lever, the return cable applying a counter-biasing force on the cruise control lever in response to the distance travelled by the cable holding member.