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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Hb Performance Systems, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Inventors:
Steve R. Fiacchino, Port Washington, WI (US);
Andrew J. Doubek, Grafton, WI (US);
Peter E. True, West Bend, WI (US);
Assignee:
HB Performance Systems, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 55/2255 (2006.01); F16D 55/2265 (2006.01); F16D 55/227 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 55/2255 (2013.01); F16D 55/22655 (2013.01); F16D 55/227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake assembly for use with a rotating shaft such as on the wheel of a vehicle or on industrial equipment. The brake assembly includes a first brake pad, a second brake pad, a lever having a plurality of concave surfaces and corresponding plurality of convex surface, a bracket, a ball bearing moveable into and out of each of the plurality of concave surfaces and a spacer positioned between the lever and the second brake pad. The spacer contacts the lever radially outwardly of the convex surfaces.