DISC BRAKE PAD SPRING

A spring (20) for a brake pad assembly, the spring having a straight intermediate portion (22) having opposite first (24) and second (26) ends and defining a plane (p), a first arm (28) extending, without discontinuity, from the first end of the intermediate portion, inclined out of the plane and a second arm (32) extending without discontinuity from the second end of the intermediate portion inclined out of the plane on the same side of the plane as the first arm, each arm having an intermediate portion end (32, 38) and an opposite, free end (30,36), the free end of each arm curving outwardly relative to the intermediate portion and back towards the plane, each curved end describing an angle of at least 120°.