Patent ID: 8806979

Claim:
An operating mechanism for a parking brake, comprising: a manual brake lever pivotably coupled to a bearing block; a locking device adapted to secure the manual brake lever in a predetermined pivoting position; an actuating rod guided inside the manual brake lever and operatively connected to the locking device; a guiding device for the actuating rod located on the manual brake lever, wherein the guiding device comprises a U-shaped profile having an opening oriented toward a side of the manual brake lever, the opening adapted to receive the actuating rod; and a guide clip adapted to snap onto the guiding device and secure the actuating rod in the opening of the guiding device, wherein the guide clip forms a sliding guide for the actuating rod; and a pin provided on the actuating rod, wherein the pin moves inside an elongated hole in the guiding device to guide the actuating rod within the guiding device.