Patent ID: 6951152

Claim:
A release arrangement in combination with an automotive pedal installation in an automotive vehicle, said installation comprising: a mounting bracket mounted to a normally fixed vehicle structure; a pedal having an elongated member and a mounting pin extending through an upper end of said elongated member, said mounting pin rotatably supported by said mounting bracket; said release arrangement including at least one pair of separate pivot housing pieces incorporated in said mounting bracket, said pivot housing pieces normally positioned in abutment together and together forming a bore defined by a partially circular cavity on each pivot housing piece aligned with each other when said pivot housing pieces are in abutment, said bore capturing said mounting pin to provide a pivotal support therefore when said pivot housing pieces are in abutment; said pair of pivot housing pieces being normally held together by locking element engaging portions of said pivot housing pieces adjacent each other when said pair of pivot housing pieces are in abutment, said locking element retained in engagement with said adjacent portions of said pivot housing pieces by a blocking portion of a retainer, said retainer carried on said mounting bracket so as to be shifted thereon to a predetermined extent by shifting of said normally fixed structure of said automotive vehicle caused by a vehicle collision to cause said blocking portion to move away from said locking element and allow disengagement of said locking element, thereby allowing said pair of housing pieces to separate from each other and release said pin and pedal from said mounting bracket.