Suction roll counter-deflector

Claim 1

A ROLL ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A SUCTION PRESS OR THE LIKE APPARATUS COMPRISING: A ROLL SHELL HAVING NORMALLY A STRAIGHT LINE CENTROIDAL AXIS THAT DEVELOPS NORMALLY A CENTRAL DEFLECTION IN RESPONSE TO A LOAD APPLIED TO THE SHELL, SHAFT MEANS FOR THE ROLL SHELL, FIXED SUPPORT MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID SHAFT MEANS AT THE ENDS THEREOF, FIRST BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT MEANS INBOARD OF SAID FIXED SUPPORT MEANS AND ENGAGING SAID ROLL SHELL FOR NORMALLY MAINTAINING SAID SHAFT MEANS AND SAID ROLL SHELL IN COAXIALLY ALIGNED AND SPACED RELATION, SECOND BEARING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID ROLL SHELL AT THE ENDS THEREOF FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID FIXED SUPPORT MEANS AND SITUATED BETWEEN SAID FIXED SUPPORT MEANS AND SAID FIRST BEARING MEANS, AND FORCE IMPOSING MEANS OPERATIVELY ENGAGING TO THE SECON BEARING MEANS FOR APPLYING A FORCE TO THE ENDS OF SAID ROLL SHELL TO ACT AGAINST RESTRAINT PROVIDED BY SAID FIRST BEARING MEANS TO PROVIDE COUNTER DEFLECTION OF SAID ROLL IN OPPOSITION TO THE DEFLECTION CAUSED BY A LOAD APPLIED THERETO.