Patent ID: 8205523

Claim:
A pedal assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle including a motor and a braking mechanism, the pedal assembly comprising: an actuator pedal movably coupled with the vehicle so as to be displaced between an initial position and a maximum displaced position, the actuator pedal being operatively connected with the motor; a brake pedal movably coupled with the vehicle so as to be displaced between an initial position and a park position, the brake pedal being operatively coupled with the braking mechanism so as to actuate the braking mechanism in the brake park position; and a brake retainer mechanism including a coupler connected with the brake pedal and a retainer movably coupled with the vehicle so as to be angularly displaceable about an axis, the retainer being configured to releasably engage with the coupler and with the actuator pedal so as to prevent angular displacement of the retainer in a first direction about the retainer axis such that the brake pedal is releasably retained at the park position when each of the coupler and the actuator pedal is engaged with the retainer, wherein the pedal retainer includes: a circular first portion defining a first outside diameter and selectively engaged with the actuator pedal such that the actuator pedal prevents angular displacement of the retainer about the retainer axis; and a circular second portion defining a second outside diameter connected with the first portion and selectively engaged with the brake pedal when the brake pedal is disposed at the park position such that the brake pedal is retained at the park position when the actuator pedal is engaged with the retainer first portion, the first outside diameter being larger than the second outside diameter.