Brake plate and method and apparatus of manufacturing same
AssigneeRay Arbesman
InventorRay Arbesman
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Abstract
The invention is a plate for holding a friction material in a brake assembly. The plate preferably comprises a contact surface for attaching the friction material to the plate, a second surface opposing the contact surface; and a plurality of retaining structures formed on the contact surface, each retaining structure comprising a projecting member extending from a point between the contact surface and the second surface, so that the member extends outwardly from the contact surface for engagement with the friction material.
Claims11
A plate for holding a friction material in a brake assembly, the plate comprising:
- (a) a contact surface, and
- (b) a plurality of parallel rows of integral retaining structures formed on the contact surface, each row defining a longitudinal axis along the plate, each retaining structure comprising a projecting member extending outwardly from the contact surface for engagement with the friction material;
- and wherein the area of the plate covered by retaining structures comprises an area approximately equal to the area of the friction material to be coupled to the plate;
- and wherein at least one side of the plate is not parallel to any other side.
A plate for holding a friction material in a brake assembly, the plate comprising:
- (a) a contact surface, and
- (b) a plurality of parallel rows of integral retaining structures formed on the contact surface, each row defining a longitudinal axis along the plate, each retaining structure comprising a projecting member extending outwardly from the contact surface for engagement with the friction material;
- and wherein each retaining structure further comprises a depression surface abutting the projecting member, the depression surface extending into the contact surface;
- and wherein the depression surface has a length at least double the height of its abutting projecting member.
A plate for holding a friction material in a brake assembly, the plate comprising:
- (a) a contact surface, and
- (b) a plurality of parallel rows of integral retaining structures formed on the contact surface, each row defining a longitudinal axis along the plate, each retaining structure comprising a projecting member extending outwardly from the contact surface for engagement with the friction material;
- and wherein each row of retaining structures comprises spaced apart retaining structures, the retaining structures being positioned so as to form a staggered configuration between adjacent rows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.