Patent ID: 7793566

Claim:
A pedal system comprising: a housing comprising a one-piece molding integrally formed of continuous contiguous material with side walls defining a cavity closed on all sides except defining a single access opening to the cavity at one end that opens generally downwardly when the housing is in a vehicle-mounted position and defining pivot-pin-receiving holes, the housing being adapted for attachment to a vehicle; a pedal lever pivoted to the housing for rotation about a pivot pin extending through the pivot-pin-receiving holes to define a pivot axis; and a hysteresis mechanism located above the pivot axis and on an opposite side of the pivot axis from a majority of the pedal lever when the housing is in a vehicle-mounted position, the pedal lever and hysteresis mechanism being shaped to fit into the access opening into operative positions within the housing, the hysteresis mechanism including protrusions pivotally engaging the pedal lever.