Patent ID: 6871564

Claim:
A control lever system for a parking brake, comprising: a control lever for the parking brake, which is mounted to a console of a vehicle for moving between an operating position (B) in which it operates the parking brake, and a releasing position (A) in which it releases the operation of the parking brake, said console being located between left and right front seats of the vehicle; a recess that accommodates the control lever when the control lever occupies the releasing position (A), said recess being in said console arid having an open lateral face at a lateral side thereof; and a releasing knob operative for returning the control lever from the operating position (B) to the releasing position (A), the releasing knob being disposed on a peripheral surface of a grip portion of the control lever, the peripheral surface being exposed in the lateral open face of the recess when the control lever occupies the releasing position so that the releasing knob is positioned to face said open lateral face of the recess, said control lever having a base end, pivotably mounted co said console, and an opposite head end which is free of any releasing knob, said peripheral surface being located only between said base end and said head end of said control lever, and a clearance between said head end of said control lever and an end wall of said recess, which is opposed to said head end, said clearance being just large enough to permit only movement of said control lever without being interfered with in any way by said end wall of said recess; said control lever system further comprising positioning means disposed between an inner wall of the recess and a head of the grip around said head end of said control lever, the positioning means defining the releasing position (A) of the control lever to ensure that outer surfaces of both the console and the control lever are substantially flush with each other.