ROBERT ALLEN BOSCO
Pilots at Tranquility Rd, Waterbury, CT

6578680, Jun 17, 2003

May 17, 2002

10/147684

Robert Bosco - Wolcott CT
Leonard Tremblay - Plainville CT
Paul Guillemette - Bristol CT
Arthur Lobdell - Torrington CT
Carl Dambrauskas - Wolcott CT
Richard Bochicchio - Glastonbury CT

Anstro Manufacturing, Inc. - Wolcott CT

F16D 6900

188250G, 188250 F

A staple for assisting in the coupling of a shim to a first side surface of a backing plate in a brake assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the staple comprises a head section; a body section coupled to the head section, the body section having a concavity so as to form a recessed region therein; and a leg member, shaped for permitting a portion of the material comprising the backing plate to be displaced towards and into the recessed region as the leg member is piercing the first side surface of, and progressing into, the backing plate; and wherein upon insertion of the body section into the backing plate, the concavity of the body section causes the displaced material to fill the recessed region; whereby a shim mounted onto the first side of the backing plate and secured thereto at least in part by the head section is inhibited from movement on and separation from the first surface of the backing plate. A method of maintaining a shim against a first side surface of a backing plate with at least one staple is also disclosed.

6913120, Jul 5, 2005

Jan 15, 2003

10/345043

Robert Bosco - Wolcott CT, US
Carl Dambrauskas - Wolcott CT, US
Richard Bochicchio - Glastonbury CT, US

Anstro Manufacturing, Inc. - Wolcott CT

F16D065/38

188 7337, 188250 G, 188250 E

A method of securing a shim against a first side surface of a backing plate for use in a brake assembly. The first side surface of the backing plate has a first extending pin and at least a second extending pin spaced apart from the first extending pin and the shim has apertures that align with the extending pins. The shim is coupled against the first side surface of the backing plate and the apertures are aligned with their corresponding pins such that the pins extend through the apertures. Each pin is sufficiently deformed to directly contact and lock down at least a portion of the edge of each respective apertures to secure the shim against the first side surface of the backing plate such that the respective pins do not extend above the top surface of the shim after deformation.

2007024, Oct 25, 2007

Apr 19, 2006

11/407118

Robert Bosco - Wolcott CT, US

F16D 65/04

18825000B, 18825000E

A subassembly for use in a brake assembly, the subassembly comprising a shim, a backing plate and a friction pad formed of a friction pad material, wherein the friction pad material extends into at least one pass-through hole in the backing plate; and wherein one or more flanges perimetering at least one opening in the shim are encased in the friction material; whereby the shim is resisted from movement at least in part by the one or more flanges being encased in the friction pad material. A preferred methodology of forming the braking subassembly comprises the steps of forming the friction pad on the backing plate and at least partially filling the at least one pass-through hole with said friction pad material such that the one or more flanges perimetering the at least one opening in the shim is encased in the friction pad material.

2008019, Aug 14, 2008

Feb 12, 2007

11/706511

Robert Bosco - Wolcott CT, US

F16D 65/00

188 7337

A shim for use in a braking subassembly comprising a metal backing plate comprising a first side surface, wherein the shim comprises at least one flexible tab extending from an edge thereof for assisting in coupling the shim to the backing plate along a backing plate side surface thereof, and wherein the at least one flexible tab comprises an integrally formed and extending finger therefrom, wherein the finger has a leading edge that frictionally engages the backing plate edge surface when the shim is subjected to a separation force, which, relative to the backing plate, has a directional component at least essentially parallel to and in the same direction as the direction in which the finger extends; whereby the shim is resisted from separating from the first side surface of the backing plate at least in part by the frictional resistance of the leading edge of the finger against the backing plate side surface.

4823921, Apr 25, 1989

Feb 8, 1988

7/153400

Robert R. Bosco - Waterbury CT

Anstro Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Wolcott CT

F16D 1904, F16D 6100

188250G

A riveted brake assembly comprising a friction pad attached to a metal support plate with rivets. Each rivet comprises a rivet head disposed in a counter bored friction pad hole, a shoulder portion disposed in and filling a small diameter portion of the friction pad hole, a shank portion of lesser diameter than the shoulder portion disposed in the support plate hole, and a tubular tip portion extending beyond said support plate and adapted to be rolled over to secure the friction pad to the support plate. In its preferred form, the rivet is an eyelet of substantially uniform wall thickness, wherein the length and diameter of the rivet shoulder are substantially the same as the length and diameter of the small diameter portion of the friction pad hole.

6866126, Mar 15, 2005

Jun 16, 2003

10/463626

Robert Bosco - Wolcott CT, US
Leonard Tremblay - Plainville CT, US
Paul Guillemette - Bristol CT, US
Arthur Lobdell - Torrington CT, US
Carl Dambrauskas - Wolcott CT, US
Richard Bochicchio - Glastonbury CT, US

Anstro Manufacturing, Inc. - Wolcott CT

F16D069/00

188250G, 188250 F, 403279, 403282

A staple for assisting in the coupling of a shim to a first side surface of a backing plate in a brake assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the staple comprises a head section; a body section coupled to the head section, the body section having a concavity so as to form a recessed region therein; and a leg member, shaped for permitting a portion of the material comprising the backing plate to be displaced towards and into the recessed region as the leg member is piercing the first side surface of, and progressing into, the backing plate; and wherein upon insertion of the body section into the backing plate, the concavity of the body section causes the displaced material to fill the recessed region; whereby a shim mounted onto the first side of the backing plate and secured thereto at least in part by the head section is inhibited from movement on and separation from the first surface of the backing plate. A method of maintaining a shim against a first side surface of a backing plate with at least one staple is also disclosed.