Stator blade carrier assembly mounting

Claim 1

IN A TURBINE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A BLADED ROTOR, A STATIONARY RING MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID ROTOR, A STATOR BLADE CARRIER ASSEMBLY ARRANGED ADJACENT SAID ROTOR AND INCLUDING AN ANNULAR CONTINUOUS RING SURROUNDING SAID ROTOR IN CLOSELY SPACED AND CONCENTRIC RELATION TO THE TIPS OF THE BLADES THEREOF, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID CARRIER ASSEMBLY SOLEY ON SAID RING MEMBER AND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED SLOTTED BLOCKS FAST TO SAID CARRIER ASSEMBLY, MEANS PROVIDING AN AXIALLY FACING ANNULAR GROOVE IN SAID RING MEMBER, A KEY MEMBER FOR EACH OF SAID BLOCKS AND HAVING A TONGUE ELEMENT RECEIVED IN SAID GROOVE AND ALSO HAVING A RIB ELEMENT PROJECTING RADIALLY INWARDLY TOWARD THE ROTOR AXIS AND SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN THE CORRESPONDING ONE OF SAID SLOTTED BLOCKS, MEANS SECURING SAID KEY MEMBERS TO SAID RING MEMBER AGAINST CIRCUMFERENTIAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID GROOVE, EACH CORRESPONDING PAIR OF SAID BLOCKS AND KEY MEMBERS HAVING GUIDE SURFACES COOPERATING TO PERMIT RELATIVE MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN IN A DIRECTION RADIAL TO SAID ROTOR AXIS, MEANS ARRANGED TO PREVENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID KEY MEMBERS AND SAID RING MEMBER IN A DIRECTION AXIAL OF SAID ROTOR AXIS, AND MEANS ARRANGED TO PREVENT RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND SAID RING MEMBER IN A DIRECTION AXIAL OF SAID ROTOR AXIS.