Mechanism for joining a cable to a link lever

A mechanism for joining a cable to a link lever which may be pivoted about its pivotal point by a control lever for a parking brake, said cable being connected to a brake element,

• said mechanism comprising a groove provided in said link lever at a position away from said pivotal point, said groove having a substantially semi-circular portion, a wall portion connected to said semi-circular portion at the near side of said pivotal point and lying substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal surface of said link lever, and a flat portion connected to said semi-circular portion at the far side of said pivotal point and lying substantially parallel to said longitudinal surface,
• a cylindrical cable anchoring member rigidly attached to a free end of said cable and being engageable with said semi-circular portion of said groove, and
• a spring retaining member for retaining said cable anchoring member in said semi-circular portion of said groove, one end of said retaining member being securely mounted on said link lever and a free end portion thereof extending over said groove including said flat portion and defining with respect to said flat portion a predetermined angle whereby said cylindrical cable anchoring member can be easily engaged in said groove by inserting the cable anchoring member between said free end portion of the retaining member and said flat portion.