Patent ID: 7650815

Claim:
A brake actuator for use in a motor vehicle having one or more vehicle brakes actuable by a cable system comprising one or more cables, comprising: a mounting bracket constructed to be mounted in said motor vehicle; a lever movably mounted to the mounting bracket for movement in brake applying and brake releasing directions, the lever being constructed to be connected to the cable system for applying tension to the one or more cables in the applying direction and releasing the tension in the releasing direction; and a retainer provided on one of the lever and the mounting bracket, the retainer being constructed to engage the other of the lever and the mounting bracket when the lever is moved in the releasing direction to a fully released position and restrict relative lateral movement with respect to the releasing direction between the lever and the mounting bracket, wherein the retainer has a pair of spaced apart walls for receiving a portion of the other of the lever and the mounting bracket therebetween, wherein a space between the spaced apart walls is slightly narrower than a width of the other of the lever and the mounting bracket, and wherein at least one of the walls is resiliently flexible to permit ingress of the other of the lever and the mounting bracket into the space, the resilient flexibility applying a biasing force to engage the walls against the other of the lever and the mounting bracket.