Semi-permanent shim for heavy-duty vehicle disc brake systems
AssigneeHendrickson USA, L.L.C.
InventorsJeffrey R. Wittlinger, Matthew P. Karich, Nathan A. Nicholas
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Abstract
A shim for use with a component of a heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system, said shim comprising a pair of legs, a transition, and at least one tab. The pair of legs disposed upon and in contact with the component of the heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system. The transition extends between and is integrally formed with the pair of legs. The tab is connected to and extends away from the plane of one of the pair of legs. The tab also engages and is semi-permanently attached to the component.
Claims10
A shim for use with a component of a heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system, said shim comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed upon and in contact with said component of said heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system;
- a transition extending between and integrally formed with said pair of legs;
- and
- at least one tab connected to and extending away from the plane of one of the pair of legs;
- wherein said at least one tab engages and is semi-permanently attached by fasteners to an inboard and outboard face of a body of the component;
- and wherein tampering and removal of said shim creates a physical hallmark on each one of said inboard and outboard faces of said body of the component of said heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system that is indicative of deliberate removal of the shim.
A shim for use with a component of a heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system, said shim comprising:
- a pair of legs disposed upon and in contact with said component of said heavy-duty vehicle disc brake system;
- a transition extending between and integrally formed with said pair of legs;
- and
- at least one tab connected to and extending away from the plane of one of the pair of legs;
- wherein said at least one tab engages and is semi-permanently attached by fasteners to an inboard and outboard face of a body of the component;
- and wherein semi-permanent attachment prevents tampering and removal except by a deliberate, destructive, mechanical process chosen from a group consisting of cutting and grinding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.