Patent ID: 6318514
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B60T,B62K,B62L,F16D

Abstract:
A disc brake assembly comprising:(A) a disc;(B) a caliper;(C) a piston which has a rear end slidably mounted in a bore in said caliper and a front end which faces said disc;(D) a brake pad which is disposed between said piston and said disc; and(E) a pad holder which holds said pad on said front end of said piston, said pad holder comprising a spring clip which is clipped to said pad and which engages an axial surface of said piston to draw said pad towards said front end of said piston, wherein said spring clip comprises a wire form which has a substantually open end and a substantially closed end, and wherein said pad and said pad holder are attachable to said piston by sliding the open end of said wire form radially over said piston against spring forces imposed by deflection of said wire form.