Frictionless bearing

Claim 1

AN INTEGRAL FRICTIONLESS BEARING ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A LOAD FOR MOVEMENT THROUGH 360* ABOUT A CENTRAL POINT COMPRISING: A SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER VERTICALLY SPACED FROM A LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER, EACH OF SAID BASE MEMBERS HAVING VERTICAL AXES WHICH ARE COINCIDENT, SAID SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER HAVING A CENTRAL, VERTICAL OPENING INTO WHICH A VERTICAL ATTACHING MEANS EXTENDS FROM SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER; SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER BEING SUSPENDED FROM SAID SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER BY HORIZONTALLY SPACED TENSION ELEMENTS LYING IN A VERTICAL PLANE WHICH PASSES THROUGH SAID VERTICAL AXES, AND BEING ADAPTED TO BE PLACED UNDER TENSION WHEN A LOAD IS APPLIED TO SAID FRICTIONLESS BEARING; SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ROTATE ABOUT AN AXIS LYING IN SAID VERTICAL PLANE OF SAID TENSION ELEMENTS AND BEING PERPENDICULAR TO SAID VERTICAL AXES; A MOUNTING BASE MEMBER VERTICALLY SPACED FROM SAID SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER AND ORIENTED AT 90* WITH RESPECT TO SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER, SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER HAVING VERTICAL AXIS COINCIDENT WITH SAID VERTICAL AXES, SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER BEING ON THE SAME SIDE OF SAID SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER AS SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER; SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER BY HORIZONTALLY SPACED COMPRESSION ELEMENTS ADAPTED TO BE PLACED UNDER COMPRESSION WHEN A LOAD IS APPLIED TO SAID FRICTIONLESS BEARING, SAID COMPRESSION ELEMENTS LYING IN A SECOND VERTICAL PLANE WHICH PASSES THROUGH SAID VERTICAL AXES AND BEING DISPOSED AT 90* TO SAID FIRST VERTICAL PLANE AND INTERSECTING SAID FIRST VERTICAL PLANE AT SAID VERTICAL AXES; SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ROTATE ABOUT AN AXIS LYING IN SAID SECOND VERTICAL PLANE AND BEING PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS; SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER HAVING RESTRAINED MEANS FOR RESTRAINING THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER WITHIN PREDETERMINED LIMITS; SAID RESTRAINING MEANS COMPRISING A SLOT IN SAID MOUNTING BASE AND THROUGH WHICH SAID LOAD RECEIVING SUSPENDED BASE MEMBER PASSES; AND SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER HAVING RESTRICTING MEANS FOR RESTRICTING THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER WITUIN PREDETERMINED LIMITS; SAID RESTRICTING MEANS COMPRISING A MOUNTING PLATE INTEGRALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOUNTING BASE MEMBER, WHEREBY SAID FRICTIONLESS BEARING IS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE FREE MOVEMENT WITHIN PREDETERMINED LIMITS THROUGH 360* ABOUT A CENTRAL POINT.