Spot type disc brakes

Claim 1

A DISC BRAKE COMPRISING A ROTATABLE DISC, BRAKING SURFACES ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE DISC, A STATIONARY TORQUETAKING PLATE ADJACENT TO ONE SIDE OF THE DISC, SAID PLATE HAVING AN OUTER PERIPHERAL EDGE PART EXTENDING RADIALLY BEYOND THE PERIPHERY OF THE DISC AND HAVING A GAP IN SAID EDGE PART, SAID PLATE ALSO HAVING A STATIONARY GUIDING MEMBER ON EACH SIDE OF SAID GAP POSITIONED WHOLLY RADIALLY BEYOD THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DISC AND EXTENDING AXIALLY AND FREELY ACROSS THE PLANE OF THE DISC BEYOND THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF, ALL PARTS OF SAID GUIDING MEMBERS BEING WHOLLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DISC, BRAKING PADS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE DISC INCLUDING RIGID BACKING PLATES HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS IN DIRECT SLIDING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID GUIDING MEMBERS FOR MOVEMENT TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE DISC, SAID GUIDING MEMBER TAKING THE TORQUE ON THE BRAKING PADS WHEN THE LATTER ARE APPLIED TO THE DISC, A RIGID CLAMPING MEMBER STRADDLING SAID FRICTION PADS AND BEING MOVABLE AWAY FROM SAID GAP ENTIRELY INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID FRICTION PADS, RELEASABLE MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID PLATE AND SAID CLAMPING MEMBER FOR SLIDABLY SUPPORTING SAID CLAMPING MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT IN AN AXIAL DIRECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE DISC, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CLAMPING MEMBER FOR APPLYING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BRAKING PADS TO SAID DISC.