Patent ID: 7370555

Claim:
An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle comprising: a swing plate adapted to be pivotally supported by a mounting bracket at a first pivot point that is fixed during pedal adjustment, wherein said swing plate is a one-piece member having a mounting face and an upper arm extending radially from an upper portion of said mounting face, and an outermost portion of said swing plate upper arm includes a guide channel having a “V” cross-sectional shape and a lowermost portion of said pivoting face is adapted to be pivotally attached to the mounting bracket at the first fixed pivot point; a pedal arm, wherein an uppermost end of said pedal arm includes a guide channel having a “V” cross sectional shape corresponding to the swing plate upper arm guide channel, a middle portion of said pedal arm is adapted to be connected to an adjustment means for adjusting a portion of said pedal pad, and a lower end of said pedal arm has a pedal pad attached thereto; and a pin having a “V” cross sectional shape corresponding to both the pedal arm guide channel and the swing plate upper arm guide channel, for pivotally interconnecting said pedal arm to said swing plate about a second pivot point that is non-fixed during pedal adjustment, and a position of said second pivot point varies eccentrically within said swing plate guide channel to constrain travel of said pedal pad along a predetermined path that is substantially linear during pedal adjustment.