Combined pillow block and bearing assembly

Claim 1

IN A HEATED VESSEL SUPPORTED BY A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY EXTENDING TRUNNIONS, AN ANTI-FRICTION BEARING FOR THE TRUNNION ON A DRIVING SIDE, THE COMBINATION OF A COMBINED PILLOW BLOCK AND HEARING ASSEMBLY FOR THE OTHER TRUNNION ON AN EXPANSION SIDE TO ALLOW FOR TURNING OF THE VESSEL FOR POURING, AND A FLOATING BEARING ALLOWING FOR AXIAL EXPANSION, SAID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A ROLLER BEARING WITH CONTINUOUS INNER AND OUTER RACES CARRIED ON SAID LATTER TRUNNION, A SADDLE PROVIDED WITH AN ARCUATE SEAT SUPPORTING THE LOWER HALF OF THE OUTER RACE, A GENERALLY U-SHAPED BASE FRAME SUPPORTING THE SADDLE, AND A PAIR OF LINEAR MOTION BEARINGS WITH ROLLERS MOUNTED IN SPACED RELATION BETWEEN THE LOWER SIDE OF THE SADDLE AND THE UPPER CENTRAL FACE OF THE BASE FRAME TO ALLOW FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT OF THE SADDLE AND SAID TRUNNION, A CAP RIGIDLY MOUNTED AT THE UPPER END OF THE SADDLE FROM, THE UPPER HALF OF SAID ENCLOSING, BUT BEING SPACED FROM, THE UPPER HALF OF SAID OUTER RACE, SAID CAP BEING FORMED AT ITS LOWER END WITH INWARDLY EXTENDING FACES NORMALLY SPACED FROM THE UPPER ENDS OF THE SADDLE BUT FORMING STOPS LIMITING ROTATION OF THE SADDLE IN ITS LINEAR BEARING SUPPORT WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY LATERAL SHOCK LOADS, A LINE NORMAL TO THE AXIS