Patent ID: 9328785
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: F16D

Claim Text:
1. A brake caliper assembly comprising: a housing adapted to be secured to a vehicle and including a channel adapted to receive a brake disc, the housing having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet and outlet ends of the housing defining a rearward direction toward the inlet end and a forward direction toward the outlet end, and the housing further including an abutting surface facing in the rearward direction and positioned closer to the inlet end than to the outlet end; a pad assembly positioned on a side of the channel and including an engaging surface adjacent to and in engagement with the abutting surface to thereby prevent movement of the pad assembly in the forward direction relative to the housing, wherein an end of the pad assembly adjacent the outlet end of the housing does not contact a rearward facing surface of the outlet end of the housing during braking.