Patent ID: 7802758

Claim:
An aircraft brake rotor comprising: a circular rotor disk having first and second walls and a peripheral wall connecting said first and second walls, said peripheral wall including at least one notch having a bottom wall and first and second side walls extending away from said bottom wall; at least one insert having a first portion mounted against said first side wall; and a retainer connected to said rotor disk and having a plurality of projections projecting into said at least one notch, a portion of said at least one insert extending between said plurality of projections and said first side wall, thereby limiting movement of said at least one insert in a direction perpendicular to said first side wall, wherein said at least one notch comprises a first notch and a second notch and said retainer includes a first end at said first notch and a second end at said second notch, and said retainer comprises at least one U-shaped end portion, said at least one U-shaped end portion comprising first and second legs and a central portion connecting said first and second legs, wherein a first one of said plurality of projections projects from said first leg and a second one of said plurality of projections projects from said second leg.