Rotor support for balancing machines

Claim 1

A ROTOR SUPPORT FOR A BALANCING MACHINE INCLUDING: A BEARING BODY MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING ALONG AN AXIS, A PAIR OF SPACED ANNULAR FLANGES ABOUT THE OUTSIDE AND DEFINING AN ANNULAR GROOVE THEREBETWEEN, AND A PLURALITY OF COPLANAR POCKETS ABOUT THE BASE OF SAID GROOVE AT SPACED INTERVALS ABOUT SAID AXIS; A BEARING BRIDGE MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID BODY MEMBER SAID HAVING SPACED ANNULAR FLANGES SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE FLANGES ON THE BODY MEMBER AND POSITIONED SPACED AXIAL DISTANCES BEYOND THE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY MEMBER FLANGS THEREBY LIMITING THE AXIAL MOVEMENT OF THE BODY MEMBER IN THE BRIDGE MEMBER, SAID BRIDGE MEMBER FLANGES DEFINING AN ANNULAR GROOVE THEREBETWEEN, AND A PLURALITY OF POCKETS ABOUT THE BASE OF THE BRIDGE MEMBER GROOVE AND POSITIONED IN RADIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE BODY MEMBER POCKETS; A PLURALITY OF LEAF SPRINGS CONNECTING THE MEMBERS, EACH SPRING EXTENDING FROM A POCKET IN THE BODY MEMBER TO THE CORRESPONDING RADIALLY ALIGNED POCKETS OF THE BRIDGE MEMBER; ONE OF SAID MEMBERS HAVING A REMOVABLE SIDE, THE INNER WALL OF WHICH IS COMPLANAR WITH THE POCKETS OF THE ONE MEMBER;AND MEANS RELEASABLY HOLDING SAID REMOVABLE SIDE IN PLACE AND ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE ONE MEMBER, WHEREBY ACCESS MAY BE OBTAINED TO THE SPRINGS FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT.