Intermediate propeller shaft bearings means

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IN A PROPELLER SHAFT LINKAGE FOR TORQUE TRANSMISSION ALONG A CHASSIS, A SUBASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PROPELLER SHAFT SURROUNDED BY A BEARING, SAID SHAFT CONSTITUTING AN INNER RACE OF SAID BEARING, A METAL BEARING SLEEVE SURROUNDING THE OUTER RACE OF SAID BEARING, A HOUSING OF RESILIENT FLEXIBLE MATERIAL SURROUNDING SAID SLEEVE AND BONDED THERETO, SAID HOUSING HAVING AN ANNULAR GROOVE EXTENDING AROUND ITS OUTER SURFACE AND ACROSS WHICH EXTEND ANNULARLY DISTRIBUTED AXIALLY EXTENDING RIBS, SAID RIBS BEING TAPERED RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FROM THEIR ROOTS, ANNULAR SEALING RINGS RECEIVED WITHIN THE ENDS OF SAID BEARING SLEEVE AND SURROUNDING SAID PROPELLER SHAFT IN SEALING RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, MEANS SURROUNDING SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPORTEDLY SUSPENDING SAID HOUSING FROM SAID CHASSIS, SAID LAST NAMED MEANS BEING IN GRIPPING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID RIBS, THE OUTER RACE OF SAID BEARING BEING SUBSTANTIALLY UNRESTRAINED EXCEPT THROUGH SAID HOUSING AGAINST DISPLACEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID CHASSIS, INCLUDING BOTH ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT ABOUT TRANSVERSE AXES AND LONGITUDINAL DISPLACEMENT, A GREASE GUN FITTING ON ONE END OF SAID SLEEVE, GREASE CHANNEL MEANS IN SAID SLEEVE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FITTING AND WITH SAID BEARING AND THE INNER SIDES OF SAID SEALING RINGS, THE INNER PERIPHERIES OF SAID SEALING RINGS BEING ANGULARLY GROOVED TO PROVIDE GREASE DAMS WHEREBYSAID BEARING AND THE PORTION OF SIAD PROPELLER SHAFT WHICH SERVES AS THE INNER RACE FOR SAID BEARING ARE SEALED AT EACH END AGAINST DIRT BY FLUSHABLE GREASE DAMS MAINTAINED WITHIN SAID HOUSING.