Patent ID: 11952077
Assignee: NUCAP INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A brake pad assembly for a bicycle, comprising:
a first brake pad having a first backing plate with a first rotor facing surface, and a first friction pad secured to the rotor facing surface;
a second brake pad having a second backing plate with a second rotor facing surface, and a second friction pad secured to the second rotor facing surface and facing the first friction pad; and
a spreader spring having a first leaf and a second leaf, wherein at least a portion of the first leaf is fixed between the first rotor facing surface and the first friction pad, and at least a portion of the second leaf is fixed between the second rotor facing surface and the second friction pad, and wherein the spreader spring is biased towards a spread position in which the first brake pad and second brake pad are spaced apart from each other, and is moveable to a compressed position in which the first brake pad and the second brake pad are moved towards each other relative to the spread position; wherein
the first leaf is forked and comprises a first tine and a second tine,
the first friction pad has a first plate-facing surface joined to the first rotor facing surface, and the first plate-facing surface comprises a first groove and a second groove, and
the first tine is received and fixed in the first groove and the second tine is received and fixed in the second groove.