Adjustable vehicle throttle pedal and method

An adjustable foot pedal assembly for a vehicle having a driver compartment comprising a wall and a floor, the pedal assembly comprising:

• a foot pedal having an upper major foot engageable surface and an opposing lower major surface;
• a pedal support portion, the pedal carried by the pedal support portion;
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• a pedal position mover for coupling the pedal support portion to the wall of the vehicle, the pedal position mover being configured to selectively vary the fore and aft position of the pedal support portion, and thereby the pedal, relative to the wall of the vehicle, the pedal position mover being vertically adjustable along the wall, wherein vertical adjustment of the pedal position mover can be made independently of any fore-aft adjustment of the pedal support portion and the pedal.

An adjustable foot pedal assembly for a vehicle having a driver compartment comprising a wall and a floor, the pedal assembly comprising:

• a segmented pedal support portion having a first upper segment and a second lower segment, the upper segment being pivotally coupled to the lower segment to permit pivoting of the lower segment relative to the floor of the vehicle;
• a foot pedal carried by the lower segment of the pedal support portion;
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• a fore-aft position adjuster coupled to the upper segment of the pedal support portion and configured to be mounted to the wall of the vehicle, the fore-aft position adjuster being configured to selectively vary the fore and aft position of the pedal support portion, and thereby the pedal, relative to the wall of the vehicle.

An adjustable foot pedal assembly for a vehicle having a driver compartment comprising a wall and a floor, the pedal assembly comprising:

• a pedal support portion having an upper end portion and a lower end portion;
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• a foot pedal carried by the pedal support portion;
• wherein the upper end portion of the pedal support portion is configured to be mounted for vertical movement along the wall of the vehicle to permit adjustment of the vertical position of the upper end portion of the pedal support portion.

An adjustable foot pedal assembly for a vehicle having a driver compartment comprising a wall and a floor, the pedal assembly comprising:

• pedal support means;
• a pedal pivotally coupled to the pedal support means at a position generally above the pedal support means, the pedal operable to be pivoted between a depressed position and an idle position;
• means for biasing the pedal to the idle position;
• adjustment means for adjusting the position of the pedal support means and the pedal toward and away from the wall;
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• roller means mounted to the pedal support means and positioned for rolling contact with the floor of the vehicle when the adjustment means is activated to adjust the position of the pedal support means toward and away from the wall.

A support for supporting a foot pedal in a vehicle driver compartment comprising a wall, a floor and an inclined toe board extending between the wall and the floor, the support comprising:

• a vertical upper end portion for extending generally parallel to the wall;
• a horizontal lower end portion for extending generally parallel to the floor;
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• an angled intermediate portion extending between the upper end portion and the lower end portion.

An adjustable foot pedal assembly for a vehicle having a driver compartment comprising a wall and a floor, the pedal assembly comprising:

• a base having upper and lower end portions;
• a pedal having upper and lower surfaces and upper and lower end portions, the lower end portion of the pedal being pivotally mounted to the lower end portion of the base;
• a lever arm having first and second ends, the first end being pivotally mounted on the lower surface of the pedal, the second end movably engaging the base, wherein the pedal causes the second end to move relative to the base when the pedal is pivoted toward and away from the base between a depressed position and an idle position, respectively;
• a mounting bracket for mounting to a wall of the vehicle;
• a rotatable screw carried by the mounting bracket;
• a carrier bracket threadably engaging the screw, the upper end portion of the base being pivotally coupled to the carrier bracket to permit pivoting of the base toward and away from a bottom surface of the vehicle, and wherein the position of the base and pedal relative to the vehicle wall is adjustable upon rotation of the screw;
• a biasing mechanism carried by the carrier bracket to urge the base toward the bottom surface of the vehicle;
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• a roller rotatably mounted to the lower end portion of the base, the roller being positioned for rolling contact on the bottom surface of the vehicle.