Combined accelerator and brake assembly for vehicles

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION: A PRIME MOVER HAVING SPEED CONTROL MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW SPEED POSITIONS AND A ROTATABLE POWER SHAFT EXTENDING THEREFROM; CLUTCH MEANS HAVING DRIVING MEANS SECURED TO SAID SHAFT AND A DRIVEN DRUM COAXIALLY SURROUNDING SAID DRIVING MEANS; MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER FROM SAID DRUM; AND UNITARY ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE MEANS COMPRISING A BRAKE BAND EMBRACING SAID DRUM, SAID BRAKE BAND HAVING ONE END MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS THEREBY RESECTIVELY TO CAUSE SAID BAND TO DISENGAGE AND ENGAGE SAID DRUM, AND ACTUATOR MEANS MOIVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS BEING COUPLED TO SAID SPEED CONTROL MEANS FOR MOVING THE SAME BETWEEN SAID HIGH AND LOW SPEED POSITIONS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR MEANS FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TOWARD SAID SECOND POSITION, SAID ACTUATOR MEANS HAVING MEANS THEREON WHICH ENGAGES SAID END OF SAID BRAKE BAND AND MOVES THE SAME TO SAID SECOIND POSITION THEREOF THEREBY CAUSING THE SAME TO ENGAGE SAID DRUM RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR MEANS TO SAID SECOND POSITION THEREOF.