Disc brake shim

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a disc brake shim showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image of that shown.

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Other references
  • Photocopy silhouette disc brake pad D215 for 1991 General Motors vehicles. Photocopy silhouette disc brake pad D369 for 1992 GMC trucks. Photocopy silhouette disc brake pad D370 for 1994 GMC trucks. Photocopy silhouette disc brake pad D262 for 1990 Pontiac vehicles. Photocopy silhouette disc brake pad D459 for 1990 General Motors vehicles. Photocopy silhouette disc brake pad D368 for 1991 GMC trucks.
Patent History
Patent number: D394235
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 1, 1993
Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
Assignee: International Brake Industries, Inc. (Lima, OH)
Inventors: Gustav J. Steinke (Lima, OH), Starla D. Huffer (Lima, OH)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorneys: Edgar A. Zarins, Malcolm L. Sutherland
Application Number: 0/15,859
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Brake Element (D12/180)
International Classification: 1216;