Patent ID: 6230849
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B62L,F16D

Abstract:
A disc brake assembly attachable to a wheel supporting portion of a frame of a cycle, the disc brake assembly comprising:a rotor fixedly attached to a wheel mounted to the wheel supporting portion of the frame, the rotor residing in a plane of fixed orientation relative to the wheel supporting portion of the frame;a caliper receiving the rotor between a pair of brake pads, the caliper advancing at least one of the brake pads to bring the brake pads into and out of contact with the rotor along a select axis;means for attaching the caliper to the wheel supporting portion of the frame with the angle of incidence between the select axis and the plane of the rotor being infinitely variable within a defined range, whereby the caliper can be aligned with the select axis normal to the rotor; andat least two bolts operatively associated with the attaching means to secure the caliper to the frame with the select axis aligned normal to the rotor.