Patent ID: 7318503

Claim:
A clip disposed between a brake caliper having a brake pad channel and a brake pad having an edge member, wherein the edge member moves in the brake pad channel between a rotor gap and a caliper housing, the clip comprising: a pad holding portion slidingly engaged with the edge member, the pad holding portion extending between the rotor gap and the caliper housing; and a plurality of pad retaining members formed on said pad holding portion, said pad holding portion including a channel portion such that said edge member is slidable in said channel portion with respect to said pad holding portion, said pad holding channel portion positioning the clip in the brake pad channel said channel portion including a bottom member and opposed wall members having an inboard edge adjacent to the rotor gap, said plurality of said pad retaining members connected to and extending inwardly from an inboard portion of said pad holder portion which is adjacent to said rotor gap and wherein said plurality of said pad retaining members are configured to prevent the brake pad from falling into the rotor gap; a lug member formed from the edge member, wherein said lug member is configured to travel in the brake pad channel, wherein the brake pad further includes a friction member and a structural backing, and wherein said lug member is spaced behind said structural backing.