Pre-loaded axially extensible anti-friction bearing

Claim 1

A LATERALLY EXTENSIBLE ANTI-FRICTION BEARING CONSISTING OF A BUSHING HAVING AN INSIDE SURFACE FORMING A RACE WALL, TWO CIRCULAR RECESSES, ONE IN EACH END OF SAID RACE WALL TO DEFINE THE LENGTH OF A PATH OF TRAVEL, A RETAINER HAVING A LONGITUDINAL SPLIT TO PROVIDE A RESILIENT RETAINER, SAID RETAINER BEING SHORTER IN LENGTH THAN SAID LENGTH OF A PATH OF TRAVEL, ROLLER ELEMENTS, MEANS ROTATIVELY HOLDING SAID ROLLER ELEMENTS IN A PLURALITY OF ROWS IN SAID RETAINER, SAID ROLLER ELEMENTS ENGAGING SAID RACE WALL TO SLIDABLY MOUNT SAID RETAINER WITHIN SAID BUSHING, AN INNER RACE, OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LENGTH AS THE LENGTH OF SAID PATH OF TRAVEL, HAVING A PLURALITY OF GROOVES, A PLURALITY OF INTERCONNECTING SHOULDERS, A PLURALITY OF CROWNS FORMED IN THE BACK OF SAID GROOVES, AND A LONGITUDINAL SPLIT TO PROVIDE A RESILIENT INNER RACE, SAID ROLLER ELEMENTS BEING LARGER IN DIAMETER SAID SPACE BETWEEN SAID PLURALITY OF GROOVES AND SAID RACE WALL WHEREBY SAID ROLLER ELEMENTS BECOME PRE-LOADED, TWO ANNULAR RECESSES, ONE IN EACH END OF SAID INNER RACE, TWO SNAP RINGS ONE IN EACH ANNULAR RECESS, TWO RETAINING RINGS ONE IN EACH CIRCULAR RECESS, SAID RETAINING RINGS DEFINING THE LENGTH OF TRAVEL OF SAID BUSHINGS IN RELATION TO SAID RETAINER, SAID SNAP RINGS DEFINING THE LENGTH OF TRAVEL OF SAID INNER RACE IN REALTION TO SAID RETAINER, AND A POST HAVING AN OUTER WALL FRICTIONALLY AND SLIDABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID PLURALITY OF CROWNS, SAID BUSHING SLIDABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID POST THROUGH SAID ROLLER ELEMENTS WITH A PATH OF TRAVEL GREATER THAN THE LENGTH OF THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID RACE WALL.