Patent ID: 8794102

Claim:
An accelerator pedal assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a pedal arm having a first end portion pivotally secured to the vehicle; a pedal having an upper end pivotally mounted to a second end portion of said pedal arm; and a guard plate secured to said pedal arm forwardly of said pedal, said guard plate having a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, wherein a first lateral edge portion of said first lateral side adjacent said top side is aligned with a first lateral edge of the upper end of said pedal, and a second lateral edge portion of said second lateral side adjacent said top side is aligned with a second lateral edge of the upper end of said pedal; wherein said pedal arm includes a first end portion extending from a mounting support, a middle portion having a first middle segment and a second middle segment extending transversely from said first middle segment, and a second end portion extending toward said pedal, wherein said guard plate includes a first edge secured to said first middle segment and a second edge secured to said second middle segment.