Vehicle control pedals

Claim 1

IN A VEHICLE BODY INCLUDING A MECHANISM TO BE OPERATED, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING, A PEDAL MOUNTING MEMBER MOUNTED ON THE BODY, A CONTROL PEDAL INCLUDING A LEVER HAVING AN OPERATING PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF, SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT RELATIVE THERETO, MEANS MOUNTING THE OTHER END OF SAID LEVER ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR ROTATION RELATIVE THERETO AND FOR MOVEMENT AS A UNIT THEREWITH RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER, CONNECTING MEANS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO THE MECHANISM TO BE OPERATED AND FURTHER CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS THEREOF, SAID CONNECTING MEANS PROVIDING A FULCRUM FOR MOVEMENT THEREABOUT OF SAID LEVER AND SAID SUPPORT MEANS AS A UNIT RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER, AND COOPERATING LATCH MEANS ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND SAID MOUNTING MEMBER SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE OR RELEASABLE TO SELECTIVELY HOLD OR RELEASE SAID SUPPORT MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER, FORCES APPLIED TO SAID OPERATING PORTION WHILE HOLDING SAID SUPPORT MEANS STATIONARY RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER ROTATING SAID LEVER ABOUT SAID SUPPORT MEANS TO CAUSE SAID CONNECTING MEANS TO OPERATE SAID MECHANISM, FORCES APPLIED TO SAID OPERATING PORTION WHILE RELEASING SAID LATCH MEANS MOVING SAID LEVER AND SAID SUPPORT MEANS AS A UNIT RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING MEMBER ABOUT THE FULCRUM PROVIDED BY SAID CONNECTING MEANS TO PERMIT POSITIONED ADJUSTMENT OF SAID PEDAL RELATIVE TO SAID BODY.