Patent ID: 8267227

Claim:
An actuating mechanism for a parking brake assembly comprising: a) a casing that includes a first wall, a second wall, opposing brake shoe contract surfaces, and at least one interior wall structure, including: i. an upper wall portion, ii. a lower wall portion, and iii. a middle wall portion or boss; b) a lever located in the casing and pivotally engaging the casing, wherein the lever has a first member portion and a second member portion, wherein the first member portion and the second member portion each include an engagement portion having at least one exterior wall portion with at least one angle opposing the lower wall portion of the interior wall structure of the casing, c) a biasing member fixedly secured to the casing or to the lever and juxtaposed to a surface of the lever or casing; and d) a brake cable including a first end; wherein during attachment of the brake cable to the parking brake assembly, the brake cable rotates the lever upward with the first end of the brake cable contacting the lower wall portion, the middle wall portion, and the upper wall portion of the interior wall structure in sequence and the angled exterior wall portion of the lever so that the brake cable is pushed through a gap between the lever and the at least one interior wall structure of the casing, and the first end of the brake cable becomes seated on the lever; wherein the gap is a distance between the middle wall portion or boss of the at least one interior wall structure and a center of a valley of the lever when measured along a longitudinal axis that extends through the contract surfaces of the casing; and wherein the distance between the middle wall portion or boss of the at least one interior wall structure and the center of the valley of the lever is smaller than a distance between the upper wall portion and the lower wall portion of the interior wall structure and the center of the valley of the lever when measured along the longitudinal axis that extends through the contract surfaces of the casing.