Patent ID: 8201655

Claim:
A gas pedal locking assembly comprising: a pedal arm having a first portion and a second portion; a pedal coupled to said first portion; a protrusion extending from said pedal arm, said protrusion having a pivot aperture extending therethrough; a fixed pivot pin extending through said pivot aperture; a locking mechanism for holding said second portion of said pedal arm in a static position to prevent pivoting of said pedal arm; wherein said locking mechanism includes; said second portion of said pedal arm extending adjacent to a fixed locking plate, said second portion of said pedal arm having a locking aperture positionable adjacent to said fixed locking plate; and a solenoid having an extendable locking pin, said locking pin being extendable through said locking aperture and said fixed locking plate whereby said pedal arm is prevented from pivoting about said fixed pivot pin extending through said pivot aperture; a firewall, a slot positioned in said firewall, a distal end of said second portion relative to said protrusion extending through said slot; and a pair of fixed plates extending from said firewall, said pivot pin extending through said fixed plates.