PARKING BRAKE OPERATING MEANS

摘要

Improved parking brake apparatus, including a pivotable cam member operable to initially effect fast take-up of the brake cable with relatively low mechanical advantage, and to subsequently effect slow take-up of the cable with relatively high mechanical advantage. The cam member is pivoted in the brake engaging direction by a foot-operated actuator member that is pivotally connected with the same housing as the cam member. The cam actuator member has a first arm portion that carries an actuating pin which engages a corresponding two-part cam surface on the cam member, and a second arm portion that carries one of pawl and ratchet locking components that releasably lock the actuator member in a brake engaged position.