Abstract: A brake pedal assembly for applying the brakes of an automotive vehicle comprises an elongated brake lever pivotally mounted on a bracket at a point adjacent the upper end of the brake lever permitting swinging movement of the lower end of the lever forwardly to a brake-applying position and rearwardly to a brake-release position. The brake lever has a head on the upper end and a pedal on the lower end. A brake lever displacement limiter comprises a tie-bar mounted on the bracket to provide an abutment positioned to be struck by the head of the lever to block rearward movement of the lower end of the lever beyond the brake-release position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 1997
Date of Patent:
July 13, 1999
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation
Inventors:
John M. Williams, Jr., Scott A. Esposito, Paul H. Stoloff, Rahul V. Auradkar, Richard A. Kleinhoffer