Reverse deflection constant speed roll

Claim 1

A ROLL STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN INNER ROTATABLE ROLL MEMBER, AND OUTER SHELL MEMBER TELESCOPED OVER THE ROLL MEMBER AND SUPPORTED THEREON, SAID SHELL MEMBER HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM OUTER AND INNER DIAMETERS ALONG ITS LENGTH, SAID ROLL MEMBER GRADUALLY DECREASING IN DIAMETER TOWARD THE ENDS FROM A MAXIMUM CENTER DIAMETER AND HAVING A ROUND OUTER SURFACE, SAID SHELL MEMBER RESTING ALONG ITS LENGTH ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE ROLL MEMBER WITH LOAD APPLIED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE SHELL MEMBER, THE INNER SURFACE OF THE SHELL MEMBER AND THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE ROLL MEMBER HAVING RELATIVE ROTATIONAL SLIDING MOVEMENT AT THEIR LINE OF CONTACT WHEN ROTATED UNDER LOAD DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE IN CIRCUMFERENTIAL LENGTH, A FLUID LUBRICANT BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS REDUCING FRICTIONAL LOSS DUE TO SAID RELATIVE SLIDING MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS, AND MEANS AT THE ENDS OF SAID MEMBERS PREVENTING THE AXIAL ESCAPE OF LUBRICANT FROM BETWEEN THE MEMBERS.