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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. 23, 1991
Filed:
May. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chalres T Hoffman, Jr, Springboro, OH (US);
Ralph A Gordon, Centerville, OH (US);
Thomas P Hosmer, Concord, MA (US);
Robert M Lucas, Melrose, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 717 ; 188 7955 ; 1881 / ; 1921 / ; 403-4 ; 403 97 ; 403103 ; 403108 ;
Abstract
A disc brake caliper is provided which has a parking brake. A dual lever parking brake apply assembly is also included which allows adjustment of the parking brake without modification of the parking brake cable. The adjustment is made by changing the relative position of the levers with one another.