Patent ID: 6957596

Claim:
A braking actuator for a seat comprising: an ergonomic support; a housing comprising a pin slot, a frictional seat surface and an axle mount; a disk comprising a frictional disk surface, a pin load edge, a wire seat, a wire cam and an axle operatively engaged with said axle mount, said disk being disposed within said housing such that said frictional disk surface engages with said frictional seat surface; a Bowden cable operatively engaged with said ergonomic support at a first Bowden cable end and operatively engaged with said disk at a second Bowden cable end, wherein said second Bowden cable end is comprised of a wire wrapped around said wire cam; and a lever comprising a pin, said lever being disposed on said housing such that said pin extends through said pin slot to operatively engage said pin load edge such that said frictional disk surface can be disengaged from said frictional seat surface and said disk can be rotated; wherein turning said lever disengages said frictional disk surface from said frictional seat surface to actuate movement said ergonomic support and releasing said lever engages said frictional surfaces such that movement of said ergonomic support is braked.