A retaining assembly for retaining a throttle and speed control cable to a cable mounting bracket. The retaining assembly includes a first end fitting on the speed control cable with spaced flanges which allow the first end fitting to slide into an aperture in the cable mounting bracket and prevent longitudinal movement of the first end fitting relative to the cable mounting bracket. The retaining assembly also includes a second end fitting on the throttle control cable with retaining clips which allow the second end fitting to snap into the aperture in the cable mounting bracket to prevent longitudinal movement of the second end fitting relative to the cable mounting bracket. The second end fitting also abuts the first end fitting to prevent the first end fitting from disengaging the cable mounting bracket.

A dual travel cable control system for use in an environment such as a throttle body wherein movement is provided through dual actuators such as a cruise control cable strand or a manually operated cable strand comprising an assembly of a first tube to which a strand end is connected for relative motion in tension and lost motion in the other and a second element adapted to close the tubular element after assembly of the strand to the first tubular element for attachment to the actuator of one of the devices.

A terminal (24) is attached to the end of a flexible core element (12) slidably supported in a conduit (14) and connects the core element (12) to a disc-shaped head (26) supported on a post (28). The terminal (24) includes a body (30) and a flange (32) spaced and parallel to the body (30) to define a pocket (34) between the flange (32) and the body (30) for receiving the disc-shaped head (26) with the flange (32) defining a circular opening (36) for surrounding the post (28) and an entrance (38) more narrow than the circular opening (36) for retaining the post (28) in the opening (36). The terminal (24) is characterized by the flange (32) including a pair of holes (44) adjacent the entrance (38) for rendering the flange (32) more flexible at the entrance (38) than the remainder of the flange (32) to facilitate the enlargement of the entrance (38) by the forced movement of the post (28) therethrough and to snap back as the post (28) seats in the circular opening (36).

A motor vehicle interlock device (10) has an actuating assembly (11) connected by a push-pull control cable (13) to a dead bolt throw assembly (12). The dead bolt throw assembly (13) has a dead bolt (60) which is engageable with a lock engaging lug (20) of a transmission, operating range, drive selector. A plunger (30) is biased by a first compression spring (39) into abutting engagement with the lever arm (15) of a foot-operated brake such that when the foot-operated brake pedal is applied, the plunger (30) is urged toward the lever arm (15) The first end (46) of the core (48) in a push-pull control cable (13) is attached to the plunger (30), and the second end (73) of the core (48) is attached, by a lost motion connector (75), to a dead bolt (60). As such, when the plunger (30) follows the lever arm (15) the push-pull control cable (13) translates the dead bolt (60) out of engagement with the lock engaging lug (20), thereby freeing the transmission, operating range, drive selector. An embodiment of an actuating assembly utilized with the interlock (10) is also presented as being used in conjunction with a combined brake light and cruise control switch assembly (90).

A cable length adjusting device includes a cable located within a conduit, which is fixed against displacement at longitudinally spaced positions. A first end of the cable includes a fitting fixed to a ball stud extending from a lever whose position is a reference position. At the opposite end of the cable a fitting engages a ball stud extending from another lever. A spring clip in a form of a compression spring forces a rod end, fixed to one end of the cable, away from the location of the second ball stud and toward the reference position. A cable adjusting screw fixes the rod and spring clip in position on the second fitting.