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Claim 1

IN A HELICOPTER ROTOR SYSTEM HAVING A ROTOR BLADE AND A ROTOR HUB, A COUPLING FOR CONNECTING SAID BLADE AND SAID HUB COMPRISING: END FITTINGS; A LAMINATION OF A BAND FOR FILAMENTS HAVING COATED FILAMENTS PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER AND SPACED ONE FROM THE OTHER, ENCLOSING AND AFFIXED TO A PORTION OF SAID END FITTINGS TO MAINTAIN SAID END FITTINGS IN SPACED RELATION TOWARD EACH END OF SAID LAMINATION, SAID LAMINATION HAVING INNER FACING SURFACES: AND AN ELASTOMERIC MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID INNER SURFACES OF SAID LAMINATION AND TO OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID END FITTINGS THAN THE PORTIONS ENCLOSING THE SAID END FITTINGS TO PREVENT ROTATION OF SAID END FITTINGS WITH RESPECT TO SAID INNER FACES OF SAID LAMINATION AND TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR COMPRESSIVE LOAD TRANSMISSION BY PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIAL AREA OF CONTACT FOR SAID LAMINATIONS WITH SAID END FITTINGS, SAID END FITTINGS BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ROTOR BLADE AND SAID ROTOR HUB.