Bearing arrangement for eddy current coupling

Claim 1

AN EDDY CURRENT COUPLING COMPRISING A HOUSING MEMBER HAVING BEARING SUPPORT MEANS IN THE ENDS THEREOF, AN INPUT SHAFT EXTENDING INTO SAID HOUSING, SAID INPUT SHAFT BEING ROTATABLY POSITIONED BY BEARING MEANS IN A FIRST OF SAID BEARING SUPPORT MEANS, AN OUTPUT SHAFT AXIALLY SPACED FROM AND AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID INPUT SHAFT IN SAID HOUSING AND EXTENDING FROM THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID HOUSING, BEARING MEANS AXIALLY ALIGNING SAID SHAFTS, SAID OUTPUT SHAFT BEING ROTATABLY POSITIONED BEARING MEANS IN THE SECOND OF SAID BEARING SUPPORT MEANS, AN EDDY CURRENT DRUM MOUNTED ON SAID INPUT SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH, SAID DRUM HAVING A CYLINDRICAL PORTION COAXIAL WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT, A POLE STRUCTURE MOUNTED ON SAID OUTPUT SHAFT TO ROTATE THEREWITH, SAID POLE STRUCTURE HAVING AN OUTER PERIPHERY IN SUBSTANTIALLY CONCENTRIC SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH AN INNER PERIPHERY OF THE DRUM TO DEFINE AN AIR GAP THEREBETWEEN, AN ANNULAR MAGNETIC CORE MEMBER HAVING AN OUTER PERIPHERY IN SUBSTANTIALLY CONCENTRIC SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH AN INNER PERIPHERY OF THE POLE STRUCTURE TO DEFINE AN AIR GAP THEREBETWEEN, BEARING MEANS ON SAID OUTPUT SHAFT MOUNTING SAID CORE MEMBER THEREON, AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID CORE MEMBER AND SAID HOUSING FOR RESTRAINING ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID CORE MEMBER.