Patent ID: 7458447

Claim:
A disc brake assembly comprising: a brake caliper having an outboard side; a brake pad; a pad spring including a spring planar region, wherein the pad spring is substantially elongate and defines a longitudinal direction; and a pad retainer including a retainer planar region positioned at a first radius to restrain radial movement of the brake pad, wherein the pad retainer is secured to the outboard side of the brake caliper at a second radius that is less than the first radius, the pad retainer further including a crook at an end of the retainer planar region, wherein the spring planar region engages the pad retainer, thereby defining an engaging region of the spring planar region, and wherein a lateral edge region of the engaging region adjacent to the outboard side of the brake caliper is defined by a laterally and downwardly extending lug having an upper surface, wherein the upper surface defines a rounded edge.