Patent ID: 7946396

Claim:
A caliper for a fixed twin rotor disc brake, the caliper comprising: a relatively fixed body; a first yoke moveable axially with respect to the relatively fixed body, the first yoke having a first depending arm and a second depending arm comprising first formations for receiving a first pair of brake pads, the first yoke further including a first connecting leg and a second connecting leg connecting the depending arms; and a second yoke moveable axially with respect to the relatively fixed body, the second yoke having a first depending arm and a second depending arm comprising second formations for receiving a second pair of brake pads, the second yoke further including a first connecting leg and a second connecting leg connecting the depending arms, wherein the first yoke is operable to urge the first pair of brake pads in a first axial direction, the second yoke is operable to move the second pair of brake pads in a second, opposite axial direction, and the first leg and the second leg move in substantially the same plane, and wherein the yokes overlap such that the first depending arm of the second yoke is positioned below the connecting legs of the first yoke, and the second depending arm of the first yoke is positioned below the connecting legs of the second yoke.