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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:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alberto Giorgetti, Bergamo, IT;
Giovanni Paolo Pacchiana, Bergamo, IT;
Assignee:
Freni Bremo - S.p.A., Curno, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188-111 ; 188 / ;
Abstract
A disc brake which allows immediate visual checking of the wear of the pad includes a caliper body straddling a disc, a pad supported in the caliper body by a metal plate in a position facing the disc, an indicator rod attached to the plate and extending outside the caliper body, and a visible reference associated with the caliper body and facing the indicator rod.