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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Akebono Brake Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Brian Lewis Boyle, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
AKEBONO BRAKE CORPORATION, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/02 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2013.01); F16D 66/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wear indicator comprising: (a) a connector that attaches the wear indicator to a brake pad, the brake pad including a friction material having a plane; (b) a scraper; and (c) an indicator portion; wherein the indicator portion forms a cantilever connection with the scraper and extends parallel to the plane of the friction portion.