Apparatus and method for aligning and supporting gyroscope bearings

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING AND POSITIONING PAIRS OF BEARINGS IN SPACED ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP WHICH COMPRISES: A SUPPORTING FRAME HAVING SPACED END MEMBERS, ONE OF SAID END MEMBERS BEING PROVIDED WITH HOLDING MEANS TIGHTLY SECURED TO SAID END MEMBER TO REMOVABLY RECEIVE A BEARING THEREIN IN A PREDETERMINED FIXED RELATIONSHIP TO SAID END MEMBER AND THE OTHER OF SAID END MEMBERS HAVING A SUPPORTING SURFACE THEREIN; AN ALIGNABLE BEARING HOLDER HAVING A RECEIVING SURFACE ADAPTED TO REMOVABLY ENGGE A BEARING AND HOLD IT IN FIXED RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID HOLDER AND A MOUNTING SURFACE BY WHICH IT MAY BS SUPPORTED IN SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID MOUNTING AND SUPPORTING SURFACES BEING SHAPED AND DIMENSIONED WITH SUBSTANTIAL CLEARANCE THEREBETWEEN TO ALLOW TILTING AND SHIFTING OF SAID HOLDER RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME TO ALIGN SAID BEARING HOLDER IN EXACT COAXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID BEARING RECEIVING MEANS IN SAID FIRST MENTIONED END MEMBER; AND RETAINING MEANS TO PERMANENTLY SECURE SAID SECOND BEARING HOLDER IN SAID ALIGNED POSITION IN SAID SUPPORTING FRAME.