Disc brakes

Claim 1

A DISK BRAKE COMPRISING: A ROTOR HAVING OPPOSED FRICTION SURFACES THEREON, A FIXED SUPPORT MEMBER COMPRISING A BASE PORTION AND AN ARM EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM STARDDLING SAID ROTOR, A HOUSING MEMBER STRADDLING SAID ROTOR, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID HOUSING TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO THE PLANE OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES AND FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT IN A PLANE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO SAID FRICTION SURFACES, FIRST AND SECOND FRICTION MEMBERS EACH HAVING LATERALLY SPACED ENDS, SAID FIRST FRICTION MEMBER BEING SLIDABLE WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND HAVING ONE END ENGAGING SAID ARM, SAID SECOND FRICTION MEMBER BEING CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING AND HAVING ONE END ENGAGING SAID ARM, SAID FRICTION MEMBERS BEING LOCATED OPPOSITE A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID FRICTION SURFACES, ACTUATING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID HOUSING TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST FRICTION MEMBER WITH ITS RESPECTIVE SURFACE AND THROUGH REACTION MOVE SAID HOUSING AND THEREBY SAID SECOND FRICTION MEMBER INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH ITS RESPECTIVE SURFACE, COACTING ANCHORING SURFACES LOCATED ON SAID HOUSING AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER SITUATED AT A LOCATION WHICH IS IN A LATERAL DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ONE END OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AND TOWARDS THE OTHER END OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AND REMOTE FROM SAID ONE END OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS AND SAID ARM, SAID CONNECTING MEANS BEING LOCATED RELATIVE TO SAID ANCHORING SURFACES, SAID ONE END OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS, AND SAID ARM THAT UPON BRAKING DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR IN ONE DIRECTION, SAID ANCHORING SURFACE LOCATED ON SAID HOUSING WILL BE MOVED IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM THE ANCHORING SURFACE ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID ONE END OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS WILL BE MOVED INTO ANCHORING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ARM AND UPON BRAKING DURING ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SAID ANCHORING SURFACE ON SAID HOUSING WILL BE MOVED INTO ANCHORING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ANCHORING SURFACE ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND SAID ONE END OF SAID FRICTION MEMBERS WILL BE MOVED IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ARM, WHEREBY THE FORCE EXERTED ON SAID FRICTION MEMBERS BY SAID ROTOR DURING ROTATION IN SAID ONE DIRECTION WILL BE TRANSMITTED DIRECTLY BY SAID FRICTION MEMBERS TO SAID ARM AND THE FORCE EXERTED ON SAID FRICTION MEMBERS BY SAID ROTOR DURING ROTATION IN SAID OTHER DIRECTION WILL BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH SAID HOUSING TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER.