Title:
PARK BRAKE CABLE SYSTEM INCLUDING CONNECTOR CLIP AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF TENSIONING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1998049037
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
A park brake cable system (44, 46) including a brake actuation lever (48), a connector clip (40, 64) having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member (42, 100, 154) having a shear failure force, positioned between the first and second ends. A brake assembly, a front cable strand (52) having a first and second ends, the first end attached to the brake actuation lever (48), and the second end engaging the shear member (42, 100, 154) on the connector clip (40, 64) are also included. Further included are a rear cable strand (66, 68) having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the second end of the connector clip (40, 64) and the second end attached to the rear brake assembly, and tensioner means (98) are attached in a tension force transmitting relationship with the front cable strand (52) and the rear cable strand (66, 68).
Inventors:
PETRAK GREGORY H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1998/008273
Publication Date:
March 25, 1999
Filing Date:
April 24, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PETRAK GREGORY H (US)
International Classes:
B60T7/08; B60T7/10; B60T11/04; B60T11/06; F16C1/12; F16C1/22; (IPC1-7): B60T11/04; A41F1/00; A43C11/00; A44B11/25; B25G3/36; E04G7/00; F16C1/22; G05G7/02
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