Bearing arrangement for a spinning machine

Claim 1

IN A BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR BOTTOM ROLLS OF A DRAFTING MECHANISM AND THE LIKE, A SUPPORT HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING RECESS OPEN ON TOP AND THE AXIAL ENDS THEREOF, OUTER BEARING RING MEANS IN SAID RECESS, A BOTTOM ROLL HAVING A PORTION SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL WITH SAID RING MEANS AND DEFINING AN ANNULAR BEARING SPACE THEREWITH, SAID BOTTOM ROLL BEING ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO SAID RING MEANS ABOUT THE COMMON AXIS, A PLURALITY OF ANTIFRICTION ELEMENTS DISPOSED IN SAID BEARING SPACE FOR ROLLING CONTACT WITH SAID RING MEANS AND BOTTOM ROLL DURING ROTATION OF THE LATTER, A COVER MEMBER EXTENDING OVER THE OPEN TOP OF SAID RECESS AND RELEASABLY ENGAGING SAID SUPPORT, SECURING MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAID COVER MEMBER TO SAID RING MEANS, FLANGE MEANS ON SAID BOTTOM ROLL, SAID FLANGE MEANS HAVING TWO AXIALLY SPACED RADIALLY EXTENDING FACES, ONE OF SAID FACES FACING SAID BEARING SPACE, AND A SEALING MEMBER INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID FLANGE MEANS AND RING MEANS, SAID SEALING MEMBER BEING IN SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ONE FACE, SAID OPEN RECESS ENDS BEING UNBLOCKED AND RENDERING SAID RING MEANS, COVER MEMBER, AND SECURING MEANS AXIALLY MOVABLE AS A UNIT.