SPRING FOR RETRACTING AND RETAINING A PAD IN A CALIPER TYPE DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY - Patent 1336055

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EP 1 336 055 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34

(21)	Application number: 01979238.1

(22)	Date of filing: 18.10.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F16D 65/38, F16D 65/40

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0127/775

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0203/3282 (25.04.2002 Gazette 2002/17)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

18.10.2000 US 240988 P

(71)	Applicant: Akebono Corporation North America
	Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LAYTON, Charles, Thomas Beverly Hills, MI 48025 (US) ROSZMAN, Eric, John Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (US) BARRETT, Sean, Christopher Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (US)

(74)	Representative: Crouch, David John et al
	Bromhead & Co.37 Great James Street London WC1N 3HB London WC1N 3HB (GB)

(54)	SPRING FOR RETRACTING AND RETAINING A PAD IN A CALIPER TYPE DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY