Title: Abutment assembly for shoe drum brakes

Abstract: An abutment assembly for an internal shoe drum brake, particularly a vehicle wheel brake, comprising a pair of opposed abutment members for engagement with respective ends of the brake shoes and an arrangement for transmitting only part of the input force applied to one abutment member, to the other abutment member. The arrangement comprises a plurality of individual force-transmitting members each pivotally supported between and engaging the said one abutment member and an output member coupled to the other abutment member.

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Inventors: Wright, Andrew Charles Walden (Birmingham, EN)

Application Number: 501295
Filing Date: 1974-08-29
Publication_date: 1976-03-23
Assignee: Girling Limited (Birmingham, EN)
Primary Class(es): 74/110 74/516, 188/331
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US Patent Ref:

2246242	Jun, 1941	Chase	188/331.
3042289	Jul, 1962	Mikina	92/84.
3805926	Apr, 1974	Clay et al.	188/331.

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Primary Examiner: Halvosa, George E. A.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Scrivener Parker Scrivener and Clarke