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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Rixon, Tecumseh, CA;
Assignee:
Teleflex Incorporated, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/14 ; F16C 1/106 ; F16D 1/12 ; F16J 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/14 ; F16C 1/106 ; F16D 1/12 ; F16J 1/16 ;
Abstract
A pedal assembly for use in a vehicle includes a pedal arm that moves in a normal operating range between a rest position and an applied position under a normal operating load. The pedal arm moves in a plane about an axis of rotation. The pedal assembly includes a mechanism for releasing the pedal arm from its support in response to a predetermined force applied to the pedal arm