Brake cable lever arm

A parking brake lever having a connection for use in a blind cable parking brake assembly, said lever moving first and second brake shoes in response to an input supplied by an actuator, said parking brake lever comprising:

• a generally flat base member pivotally mounted on said second brake shoe, said flat base having a first end connected to said first brake shoe and a second end;
• a spring support extending at an angle approximately perpendicular to said flat base and located adjacent said second end, said spring support having an opening for retaining an end of a helical guide spring, said opening having an apex in a plane substantially perpendicular to said flat base, said helical guide spring aligning a tip on a cable along an axial line perpendicular to said second end of said flat base;
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• mounting means extending from the flat base member adjacent said second end and opposite said spring support, said mounting means having a ramp which extends at an obtuse angle from the base member and first and second tines that extend from the ramp, first and second tines forming a slot which is in axial alignment with said opening in said spring support, said first and second tines having a vertical height of approximately the apex of said opening in said spring support, said first tine having a projection that extends therefrom along an arcuate path parallel to said first tine, said ramp having a front face initially engaging said tip of said cable while said slot forms a guide to move said tip over a lip of said second tine and thereafter into engagement with a rear face on said ramp, said projection assuring that the cable remains located in said slot no matter how far said tip moves past said lip on said second tine.