Brake shoe retainer

Claim 1

IN A DISK BRAKE: A ROTOR HAVING FRICTION SURFACES THEREON, A HOUSING HAVING A BORE, A PISTON SLIDABLE IN SAID BORE FORWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID ROTOR FRICTION SURFACES, A BRAKE SHOE COMPRISING A BACKING PLATE WITH FRICTION LINING AFFIXED TO THE FRONT FACE THEREOF, SAID BACKING PLATE HAVING PORTIONS EXTENDING BEYOND THE RADIALLY INNER AND RADIALLY OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGES OF SAID LINING, A GENERALLY FLAT USHAPED RESILIENT MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF TABS ATTACHED TO SAID RESILIENT MEMBER AND SPACED FROM ONE FACE THEREOF TO FORM GROOVES, SAID BACKING PLATE PORTIONS BEING RECEIVED WITHIN SAID GROOVES FOR SECURING SAID RESILIENT MEMBER TO SAID BRAKE SHOE, SAID ONE FACE OF SAID RESILIENT MEMBER ENGAGING THE REAR FACE OF SAID BACKING PLATE AND EXPOSING THE PORTION OF SAID REAR FACE OF SAID BACKING PLATE BETWEEN THE LEGS OF SAID U-SHAPED MEMBER, FLANGE MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID LEGS OVERLYING A PORTION OF SAID EXPOSED PORTION OF SAID REAR FACE OF SAID BACKING PLATE AND SPACED THEREFROM, SAID PISTON HAVING AN ANNULAR GROOVE SPACED FROM ITS FRONT FACE, SAID FLANGE MEANS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN SAID ANNULAR GROOVE, SAID PISTON FRONT FACE ENGAGING THE EXPOSED REAR FACE OF SAID BACKING PLATE.