Patent ID: 9441687
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F16D

Claim Text:
1. A brake pad assembly, comprising: a backing plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a brake liner coupled to the first surface of the backing plate and configured to engage a braking surface of a rotor; and a shim coupled to the second surface of the backing plate, the shim including a planar body portion and a plurality of tabs integrally formed with and extending from the planar body portion; wherein a first tab of the plurality of tabs is configured to secure the shim to the backing plate and to engage the braking surface when the brake liner is worn a predetermined amount, and wherein the first tab comprises a pair of resilient spaced-apart extensions extending away from the planar body portion and configured to snap-fit onto the backing plate by first deflecting toward each other and then deflecting away from each other when the shim is being coupled to the backing plate.