Title: Brake shoe for spot-type disc brakes

Abstract: There is disclosed a brake shoe including a backing plate having a recess therein to receive the friction pad. Each of the radially inner and outer vertical walls of the recess with respect to the brake disc axis have a different predetermined configuration to retain the friction pad in the recess and to ensure that the entire backing plate receives the braking stresses rather than just a retaining arrangement employed to assist in retaining the friction pad in the recess.

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Inventors: Hahm, Heinz Gunter (Frankfurt am Main, DT)
Pocci, Nedo Igor (Neuenhain, DT)

Application Number: 555914
Filing Date: 1975-03-06
Publication_date: 1976-06-22
Assignee: ITT Industries, Inc. (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 188/73.1 188/250G
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2628693	Feb, 1953	Rodger	188/250.
3486589	Dec, 1969	Hillegoss	188/250.
3638764	Feb, 1972	Anders	188/73.

Other Refs: 2,108,2331,136,165

Apr, 1972	FR
Sep, 1962	DT

Primary Examiner: Halvosa, George E. A.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: O'Halloran; John T., Lombardi, Jr.; Menotti J., Hill; Alfred C.