Patent 7581624 was granted and assigned to Traxxas on September, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A brake pad support for a model vehicle is provided, comprising a plate for supporting a brake pad on a first face, the plate having one or more ribs extending from a second face on the opposite side of the plate from the first surface, and wherein the one or more ribs stiffen the plate to distribute compressive forces applied to the second face at one or more locations.