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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Joseph A. Brotherton, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy Todd Griffin, Athens, TN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph A. Brotherton, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy Todd Griffin, Athens, TN (US);
Assignee:
Consolidated MetCo, Inc, Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 1/00 (2006.01); B23B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved brake drum and method for machining and balancing a brake drum are provided. The inner facing surface and the outer facing surface of the brake drum are machined. The inner and outer faces of the hub end of the brake drum are also machined. The machining is accomplished in a single operation that results in a radially balanced brake drum.