Patent ID: 8915128
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: B25B,B60T,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A brake tool for inspecting a brake shoe having an anchor end and a cam end, the tool comprising: a first portion adapted to engage with an anchor aperture in the anchor end of the brake shoe, the first portion defining a first portion axis and having a length along the first portion axis sufficient to engage substantially an entire width of the anchor aperture; a second portion adapted to engage with a cam aperture in the cam end of the brake shoe, the second portion defining a second portion axis and having a length along the second portion axis sufficient to engage substantially an entire width of the cam aperture; and a connecting member connecting the first portion and the second portion with the first portion axis and the second portion axis substantially parallel to one another, wherein the first portion is adapted to move with respect to the second portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first portion axis by a predetermined tolerance distance; and wherein the connecting member comprises a first member connected to the first portion and a second member connected to the second portion, wherein the second member is slidably mounted to the first member.