Patent ID: 8066103

Claim:
A brake shoe for holding a brake pad of a bicycle brake assembly, comprising: a brake pad receiving channel extending along a length of the brake shoe, wherein the brake pad receiving channel extends through a first end portion of the brake shoe and terminates at a second end portion of the brake shoe thereby defining a first end face of the brake shoe at the first end portion thereof and a second end face of the brake shoe at the second end portion thereof; a sidewall extends along a first side of the brake pad receiving channel from the first end portion of the brake shoe to the second end portion of the brake shoe, a brake pad engaging structure protruding into the brake pad receiving channel at the first end portion of the brake shoe, the brake pad engaging structure is configured for engaging a mating engagement structure of the brake pad at a first end portion thereof for limiting translation of the brake pad along a length of the brake pad receiving channel when the brake pad is mounted within the brake pad receiving channel; opposed first brake shoe undercuts extending along a second side of the brake pad receiving channel from the first end portion of the brake shoe to a first position between said end faces of the brake shoe, wherein a slot is defined between said opposed first brake shoe undercuts and wherein said first brake shoe undercuts each include a respective undercut relief at the first end portion of the brake shoe such that each one of said first brake shoe undercuts tapers toward the sidewall at the first end portion of the brake shoe for allowing an end portion of the brake pad to deform and be pulled away from the brake pad retaining structure when the brake pad is mounted within the brake pad receiving channel and a peal force is applied to the first end portion of the brake pad; and opposed second brake shoe undercuts extending along the second side of the brake pad receiving channel from the second end portion of the brake shoe to a second position between the first position and the second end face of the brake shoe such that a space between said opposing first brake shoe undercuts and said opposing second brake shoe undercuts does not include any brake shoe undercut, wherein a slot is defined between said opposed second brake shoe undercuts.