Patent ID: 8991566
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A caliper brake comprising a generally U-shaped housing including a first portion, a second portion, and a bridge connecting said first portion and said second portion; a pair of mounting bolts extending between said first and second portions; mounting sleeves carried by each of said mounting bolts, said mounting sleeves being received in a pair of bushings; a pair of stators carried by said mounting sleeves; and bridge extensions extending laterally outwardly from said housing beyond said mounting bolts and downwardly below said mounting bolts, where said mounting sleeves on each of said mounting bolts include a first mounting sleeve in said first portion of said housing and a second mounting sleeve in said second portion of said housing, wherein the pair of bushings includes a first bushing positioned within said first portion of said housing and around each of said first mounting sleeves, and a second bushing positioned within said second portion of said housing and around each of said second mounting sleeves, wherein said first mounting sleeve and said second mounting sleeve do not contact each other, and wherein said bridge includes an opening positioned generally over each of said mounting bolts.