Idler assembly

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION IN A ROLLER SHELL ASSEMBLY HAVING AN END WALL AT EACH END THEREOF, BEARING RECEIVING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH END WALL, AND A BEARING RECEIVED IN EACH BEARING RECEIVING MEANS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING SHAFT MEANS, A BEARING RETAINER MEMBER RECEIVED ON ONE END PORTION OF THE SHAFT MEANS, SAID BEARING RETAINER MEMBER BEING IN DIRECT ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BEARING ON SAID ONE END PORTION OF THE SHAFT MEANS TO THEREBY URGE THE BEARING INTO A SEATED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE ONE END WALL, SAID BEARING RETAINER BEING CONNECTABLE, AT ITS OUTWARDLY PROJECTING END, TO ADJACENT STRUCTURE, FIRST LOCKING MEANS FOR FIXING THE BEARING RETAINER MEMBER AGAINST LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHAFT MEANS, A BEARING ADJUSTMENT MEMBER RECEIVED ON THE OTHER END PORTION OF THE SHAFT MEANS, SAID BEARING ADJUSTMENT MEMBER BEING IN DIRECT ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BEARING ON SAID OTHER END PORTION OF THE SHAFT MEANS TO THEREBY FORCE THE BEARING INTO A SEATED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER END WALL, SAID ADJUSTMENT MEMBER INCLUDING DEFORMABLE LOCKING STRUCTURE FOR SECURING THE ADJUSTMENT MEMBER TO THE SHAFT MEANS IN ANY DESIRED RELATION THERETO TO THEREBY EXERT ANY DESIRED SEATING FORCE ON THE BEARINGS, A CONNECTOR RECEIVED ON THE OTHER END OF THE SHAFT MEANS FOR CONNECTION TO ADJACENT STRUCTURE, SECOND LOCKING MEANS FOR FIXING THE CONNECTOR AGAINST LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SHAFT, SAID CONNECTOR BEING POSITIONABLE AT A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINAL POSITIONS ALONG THE SHAFT MEANS WITH RESPECT TO THE ADJUSTMENT MEMBER, A LUBRICANT PASSAGEWAY AT EACH END OF THE SHAFT MEANS WHICH PROVIDES A LUBRICANT FLOW PATH SPANNING THE BEARING AT EACH END THEREOF, AND EXTERIORLY LOCATED LUBRICANT ADMISSION MEANS AT EACH END OF THE SHAFT MEANS, EACH LUBIRCANT ADMISSION MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH THE LUBRICANT PASSAGEWAY FLANKING THE ASSOCIATED BEARING.