Patents by Inventor Henry W. McClelland

Henry W. McClelland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pin assembly for a caliper disc brake
    Patent number: 4574922
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly has a floating caliper interposed between two arms of a torque member. The caliper is mounted between the arms by two pin assemblies. Each pin assembly includes a radially compressible cylindrical sleeve substantially filled with elastomeric material and installed within an aperture formed by opposing slots within each of the torque member arms and caliper. The pin assembly has a first resilient rate when contracting from an unflexed position to a radially contracted second position which allows it to be fitted through the aperture. The pin assembly has a higher resilient rate when contracting from the second position to a further contracted third position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James D. Varin, H. Vincent Fromm, Henry W. McClelland