Patent ID: 7575104

Claim:
A mechanical brake actuator, comprising: a strut that has two facing plates with a strut-bridge connecting therebetween and that engages with a first brake shoe; a brake lever that engages with a second brake shoe, where said brake lever is retained in a space between said facing plates of the strut and is pivotally supported in the strut at a proximal end thereof; and said brake lever and said strut relatively rotate to spread apart from each other while pulling a brake cable connected to a free end of the brake lever via a connecting pin, wherein a clip is initially attached to the strut-bridge at a retreat position thereof, and after connecting the brake cable to the brake lever, the entire clip is moved on the strut-bridge in a forwarding direction parallel to said facing plates so as to be lastly attached to the strut-bridge at a progress position thereof, thereby restricting a rotation of the brake lever in a cable releasing direction.