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DETENT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATING MECHANISM

  • US 3,844,183 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1973
  • Issued: 10/29/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a vehicle emergency brake actuating mechanism of the type including a foot pedal lever, a brake actuating cable and an over-center type toggle linkage operatively connected between the foot pedal lever And the brake actuating cable, the improvement comprising detent means disposed in proximity to the path of the toggle linkage, and actuator means operatively connected to said detent means for moving the detent means into and out of the path of the toggle linkage whereby when the detent means is disposed in the path of the toggle linkage the toggle linkage is prevented from moving to the over-center locked position, and when the detent means is disposed out of the path of the toggle linkage, the toggle linkage is movable to the over-center lock position.

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