Permanent magnetic bearing

Claim 1

IN A PERMANENT MAGNET BEARING HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED BEARING MEMBERS WITH CLOSELY SPACED FACING SURFACES DEFINING A SEPARATING AIR GAP, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING ROTATABLY WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS ON AN AXIS GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID SURFACES, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: EACH OF SAID MEMBERS COMPRISING A FIRST AND SECOND RING-SHAPED MAGNET, SAID MAGNETS BEING AXIALLY MAGNETIZED TO HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND MAGNETIC POLE AND MOUNTED CONCENTRICALLY TO EXHIBIT SAID FIRST MAGNETIC POLES AS CONCENTRIC, OPPOSITE POLARITY MAGNETIC POLES ON SAID FACING SURFACES WITH SAID FIRST POLES ON SAID FACING SURFACES BEING COAXIAL WITH SAID AXIS AND THE AXES OF MAGNETIZATION OF EACH OF SAID FIRST POLES ON SAID FACING SURFACES BEING SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID FACING SURFACES AND EXTENDING THROUGH SAID AIR GAP WHEREBY THE LINES OF FORCE OF SAID POLES ARE CONCENTRATED WITHIN SAID AIR GAP AND MEANS FOR MAGNETICALLY CONNECTING SAID SECOND MAGNETIC POLES OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND MAGNETS OF EACH MEMBER.