Patent ID: 7093580

Claim:
An actuator for an engine of a vehicle, the engine including a carburetor having a throttle plate moveable between a minimum open position and a maximum open position, the actuator comprising: an input member movably coupled with the vehicle so as to be displaceable between an initial position and a maximum displaced position; a flexible connector having a first end connected with the input member and a second end connected with the throttle plate such that movement of the input member displaces the connector to move the throttle plate between the minimum and maximum positions; and a guide configured to direct movement of the connector such that a rate of displacement of the throttle plate is varied as the input member moves between the inifial and maximum positions, the guide including first and second guide members, each guide member having a contact surface, the connector being disposed generally between the two guide members such that the connector is disposed upon at least a portion of one of the two guide member contact surfaces as the input member displaces between the initial and maximum displaced positions.