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US 12,510,126 B2Granted
Brake assembly
AssigneeHB Performance Systems, Inc.
InventorsSteve R. Fiacchino, Andrew J. Doubek, Peter E. True
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Abstract
A brake assembly for use with a rotating shaft such as on the wheel of a vehicle or on industrial equipment. The brake assembly includes a first brake pad, a second brake pad, a lever having a plurality of concave surfaces and corresponding plurality of convex surface, a bracket, a ball bearing moveable into and out of each of the plurality of concave surfaces and a spacer positioned between the lever and the second brake pad. The spacer contacts the lever radially outwardly of the convex surfaces.
Claims20
A brake assembly comprising:
- a first brake pad;
- a second brake pad;
- a lever having a plurality of concave surfaces and corresponding plurality of convex surfaces;
- a ball bearing housed in each of the plurality of concave surfaces;
- and
- a spacer positioned between the lever and the second brake pad, the spacer having a surface adapted to surround the convex surfaces and to contact the lever radially outwardly of the convex surfaces.
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A brake assembly comprising:
- a first brake pad;
- a second brake pad;
- a lever having a plurality of concave surfaces and corresponding plurality of convex surfaces;
- a ball bearing housed in each of the plurality of concave surfaces;
- a thrust bearing;
- and
- a spacer positioned between the lever and the thrust bearing, the spacer having a first surface adapted to contact the lever radially outwardly of the convex surfaces and having a second surface adapted to contact the thrust bearing.
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A brake assembly comprising:
- a first brake pad;
- a second brake pad;
- a lever having a plurality of concave surfaces and corresponding plurality of convex surfaces;
- a bracket;
- a plurality of outer pins;
- a center pin;
- a ball bearing housed in each of the plurality of concave surfaces;
- a thrust bearing;
- and
- a spacer positioned between the lever and the second brake pad, the spacer having a ring shaped surface adapted to contact the lever radially outwardly of the convex surfaces and having a disc shaped surface adapted to contact the thrust bearing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.