Patent ID: 8671794

Claim:
A non-hydraulic manual device for controlling the brake and the accelerator of a vehicle, said device comprising: an enclosed body formed by two hemi-shells, a frame enclosed within said enclosed body, said enclosed body being coupled with the vehicle and remaining substantially without movement while the device is used; a first lever, a second lever and a third lever, said first lever being provided with an upper handgrip, projecting from inside said body, and movable independently with respect to said body, and said first lever being pivotally mounted on said frame in a substantially central position on the frame, so that, when a force is exerted on said handgrip, the first lever is displaced forward or backward; said second lever being pivotally mounted on said frame at a point above the pivot point of the first lever, the free end of the second lever being coupled with brake operation means, said second lever being provided with elastic means for returning the second lever to a rest or neutral position, and the upper part of the first lever being shaped to interfere with said second lever; said third lever being pivotally mounted at the bottom of said frame, the lower end of said first lever being shaped to interfere with said third lever, said third lever being provided with elastic means for returning the third lever to a rest or neutral position, and the free end of the third lever being coupled with accelerator operation means.