Linkage for joining a lever to a brake cable

In a drum-in-hat park brake assembly for a vehicle having a first brake shoe and a second brake shoe that are respectively retained on a backing plate secured to said vehicle, said first brake shoe and said second brake shoe each having a first web with a first engagement end and a second engagement end, said first engagement end of each of said first and second webs being aligned with an anchor while said second engagement end of each of said first and second webs being spaced apart by an actuator assembly, spring means attached to said first and second webs for urging said first and second webs toward said anchor and said actuator assembly, said actuator assembly upon receiving an actuation force that acts on said first engagement ends to move first and second friction members associated with said first and second brake shoes into engagement with a drum to effect a brake application, said actuator assembly being characterized by a housing having a first end that engages said first web and a second end that engages said second web, a lever that is pivotally retained in said housing and having a first end that engages said first web and a second end with a hook thereon, and linkage formed from a substantially continuous wire defined by a base with first and second parallel and adjacent legs that are located in a first plane perpendicular to said base and third and fourth parallel and adjacent legs that are located in a second plane perpendicular to said base, said first and second legs each have a first section that extend a first distance from said base to a first loop and a second section that extend a second distance from said first loop to a second loop, said third and fourth legs each extend a third distance from said base, said base having an opening defined by a complementary shape between said first leg and said third leg and said second leg and said fourth leg, said base receiving a head member on a cable after said head passes through said first loop and a force is applied to said cable to expand said first section and allow said cable to be located in said opening and said head positioned between said first and second legs and said third and fourth legs, said actuation force being communicated through said head to act on said lever by way of said second loop and effect a brake application.