Patent ID: 8336679

Claim:
A brake system for a vehicle, comprising: a brake actuator; an equalizer operably connected to the actuator; a first brake wire having a first portion connected to the equalizer and a second portion connected to a first brake assembly associated with a first wheel, the first brake wire including an inner portion and an outer portion in direct contact with the inner portion and housing the inner portion, the inner portion movable within the outer portion and the outer portion including a cover portion intermediate the first portion and the second portion; a second brake wire having a first portion connected to the equalizer and a second portion connected to a second brake assembly associated with a second wheel; and at least one cover fixed to the cover portion of the first brake wire, wherein the first brake wire and second brake wire extend from the equalizer, the cover portion of the first brake wire that includes the at least one cover crosses over a crossover portion of the second brake wire at a crossover location such that the first brake wire and second wire are angled with respect to each other at the crossover location and the at least one cover is in contact with the crossover portion of the second wire at the crossover location, and the at least one cover is spaced from the crossover portion of the second brake wire immediately adjacent the crossover location.