Patent ID: 7314122
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: B62L,F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake pad assembly for a bicycle for urging a brake shoe against the rim of the bicycle, the combination comprising: an elongate support member; longitudinally extending brake pad holder affixed to said support member, said brake pad holder having multiple unitary brake pads in sequential abutting relationship with selected ones of said brake pads composed of different braking compounds for imparting a different braking characteristics to that brake pad; said brake pad holder having a truncated end for slidably receiving said multiple brake pads in said brake pad holder; said brake pad holder including inwardly projecting shoulder means to define a continuous recess for receiving said brake pads; said brake pad holder and said brake pads configured for interchangeability of said brake pads within said brake pad holder; closure means for complementary mating with said truncated end, said closure means including shoulder means and a recess complementary with the shoulder means and recess of said brake pad holder for receiving a portion of the last inserted brake pad to provide a continuous recess for securing said brake pads within the mated combination of said brake pad holder and said closure means; and wherein the mating of said closure means and said truncated end provides continuous circumferential compression restraint to resist pull out of said brake pads from said brake pad holder.