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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Applicant:
Brad Robert Lethorn, Northville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brad Robert Lethorn, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Akebono Brake Corp., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 55/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device comprising: a pair of opposing legs; a bridge between and connecting the pair of legs; a pair of retraction spring arms attached to the outside of each of the legs; the retraction spring arms each comprising: a guide support tab connected to each of the pair of opposing legs wherein the retraction spring arms assist in retracting a pair of brake pads, and the guide support tabs guide the retraction spring arms during movement.