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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:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Turak, South Bend, IN (US);
Robert Spaargaren, Granger, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allied Corporation, Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1882 / ; 2772 / ; 301 / ;
Abstract
A backing plate assembly for a drum brake includes a first part adapted for attachment to a vehicle frame and a second part releasably coupled to the first part. The second part is made of a material that effects substantial noise reduction in the assembly and the second part is tightly frictionally coupled to the first part. The second part sees no braking torque and is coupled to a reinforced portion of the first part.