Appeal No. 2000-1478 Page 6
Application No. 09/052,531
a trailing brake shoe, only a single hold down device
extending through the trailing brake shoe at a single location
for retaining the trailing brake shoe against the backing
plate, and at least two spaced apart hold down devices
extending through the leading brake shoe for retaining the
leading brake shoe against the backing plate.
Naudzius' invention relates to a vehicle drum brake and
more particularly to a spring and pin assembly for supporting
the brake shoe. As shown in Figure 1, the drum brake includes
a backing plate 1, a leading brake shoe 3 and a trailing brake
shoe 5, only a single hold down device extends through the
trailing brake shoe at a single location for retaining the
trailing brake shoe against the backing plate, and only a
single hold down device extends through the leading brake shoe
for retaining the leading brake shoe against the backing
plate.
Swift's invention relates to a vehicle drum brakes. As
shown in Figure 1, the drum brake includes a backing plate 12,
a leading brake shoe 15 and a trailing brake shoe 14, two hold
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