Patent ID: 7950489

Claim:
A safety interlock system and left foot operated vehicle acceleration control device assembly comprising: a bearing block having a first aperture and a second aperture; a control device including a rotating shaft and a left foot pedal operatively connected to the rotating shaft at a left end portion of the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft being rotatable about a first axis for controlling vehicle acceleration, the rotating shaft being a unitary, one-piece, integral member and extending through the first aperture of the bearing block; a slot aperture formed in the rotating shaft; a locking member disposed in the second aperture of the bearing block and having an elongate body portion disposed along a second axis, the locking member being selectively movable along the second axis and including a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion being adapted to be releasably received in locking engagement by the slot aperture, the rotating shaft being non-rotatable at the left end portion and at a right end portion of the rotating shaft when the slot aperture receives the locking member; and an activating device secured to the second end portion for moving and positioning the locking member at preselected positions along the second axis.