A drum brake is a brake that presses a set of curved shoes or pads outward, by friction, against the inner surface of a rotating bowl-shaped drum attached to a wheel. It was first used on an automobile built by Maybach in 1900, and Louis Renault patented the design for cars in 1902, including a woven asbestos brake lining that dissipated heat better than the materials available before it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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