Resilient mounting arrangements for rotating machines

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A RESILIENT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROTATAING MACHINE HAVING A HUB WITH A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY EXTENDING HUB PROJECTIONS, SAID RESILIENT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING: A RESILIENT ANNULUS HAVING AN INNER PERIPHERY WITH COMPLEMENTARY PORTIONS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE AXIALLY EXTENDING HUB PROJECTIONS, SAID ANNULUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED AXIAL SLOTS EXTENDING OVER NOT MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULUS, AND A CHANNEL-SHAPED METALLIC SPLIT RING HAVING A PLUARITY OF TABS ENGAGED IN SAID AXIAL SLOTS TO PREVENT RELATIVE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID ANNULUS AND SAID CHANNEL-SHAPED METALLIC RING, SAID CHANNEL-SHAPED METALLIC RING, SAID CHANNEL-SHAPED METALLIC RING HAVING ARCUATE CORNERS DEFINING A PAIR OF CIRCUMFERENTIALY EXTENDING GROOVES AND AXIALLY SPACED TO PROVIDE PASSAGES FOR THE RELEASE OF AIR DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF SAID ANNULUS WITHIN SAID CHANNELSHAPED METALLIC RING.