Patent ID: 7987949

Claim:
Parking brake lever system ( 1 ) for manually tightening and releasing of at least one brake cable ( 90 ), comprising: a) at least two rotation arms ( 10 , 12 ) pivotably supported at a fixed support ( 50 ), wherein the rotation arms ( 10 , 12 ) are connected to the brake cable ( 90 ); and b) at least two actuation levers ( 20 , 22 ), which at a first end thereof are pivotably connected to the rotation arms ( 10 , 12 ) and which at a second end thereof are rigidly connected to a hand grip ( 40 ), the hand grip ( 40 ) connecting the actuation levers ( 20 , 22 ) with each other to form a substantially U-shaped arrangement ( 20 , 22 , 40 ); wherein c) the actuation levers ( 20 , 22 ) are slidingly supported at the fixed support ( 50 ), such that the hand grip ( 40 ) defines a curved path during actuation of the parking brake lever system ( 1 ).