Parking brake mechanism

A parking brake mechanism for a vehicle having a brake having a brake pedal with a brake pedal arm, which includes:

• a rigid bracket mountable about the vehicle brake and having at least one mounting surface configured for mounting to a fixed surface adjacent the brake;
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• a hand and foot actuated locking pin mechanism connected to said rigid bracket having a biasing member to normally bias a pin transversely disposed relative to the brake pedal arm into a relaxed open state to permit actuation of the brake pedal arm thereby, and when said bracket is mounted about the brake, the brake pedal can be depressed to a braking position to movably pass the brake arm by said locking pin and upon so doing permits actuation of said locking pin to be moved into a blocking position wherein said locking pin includes lateral a stop surface disposed on said locking pin, such that when said locking pin is contacting the brake pedal arm, said stop surface aids in maintaining the brake arm and locking pin in place preventing the brake from being fully released and thus preventing the movement of the vehicle wherein said locking pin is characterized to include two lateral stop surfaces disposed in a spaced relation on said locking pin, such that when said locking pin is contacting the brake pedal arm, said stop surfaces are disposed either side thereof to aid in maintaining the brake arm and locking pin in place.