Patent ID: 7568406

Claim:
An adjustable control pedal comprising, in combination: a fixed position mounting bracket; an upper arm pivotably secured to the mounting bracket at a stationary pivot axis; wherein the stationary pivot axis does not move relative to the mounting bracket; a lower arm carrying a pedal and operably connected to the upper arm so that the lower arm pivots the upper arm about the pivot axis when force is applied to the pedal; a drive assembly operatively connected to said lower arm for moving the lower pedal arm relative to the upper pedal arm to adjust the position of the pedal between the forward and rearward positions; a control pin operably connected to the upper arm for rotation with the upper arm as the upper arm pivots about the pivot axis when force is applied to the pedal; an adjuster operably connected to the control pin to adjust the position of the control pin relative to the pivot axis so that a ratio of a distance between the pivot axis and the pedal and a distance between the pivot axis and the control pin remains constant as the pedal is adjusted between the forward position and the rearward position; and wherein the adjuster includes a link pivotably attached to the upper arm, the control pin is secured to the link and moves with the link relative to the upper arm as the link pivots relative to the upper arm, and movement of the lower arm relative to the upper arm pivots the link so that the ratio remains constant.