Patent ID: 8042430

Claim:
A pedal assembly comprising: a housing defining a front opening, a back wall, opposed side walls defining respective slots, and a top wall; a pedal arm having a first end and a second end, the first end extending through the front opening and having a rotatable drum in the housing that defines a braking surface, the pedal arm being rotatably mounted to the housing; a lever extending in the housing from the drum of the pedal arm in the direction of the back wall of the housing; a brake pad located in the housing between the top wall of the housing and the drum of the pedal arm and having a contact surface that is substantially complementary to the braking surface, the brake pad being adapted to be engaged with the braking surface, the brake pad including opposed trunnions supported in the respective slots defined in the opposed side walls of the housing and defining a primary pivot axis for the brake pad; and a first bias spring device operably situated in the housing between and in a relationship generally normal to the lever and the brake pad, the bias spring device having one end abutting against the lever and an opposite end abutting against the brake pad for urging the contact surface of the brake pad into frictional engagement with the braking surface of the drum, the bias spring device being located in the housing between the drum of the pedal arm and the back wall of the housing.