Patent ID: 7721434
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for stabilizing a shaft in an essentially horizontal position while an anchoring object at one end of the shaft is replaced without removal of an object at an opposite end of the shaft that would otherwise tend to destabilize the shaft from the essentially horizontal position, said apparatus comprising: a half-spool member having one of a mounting ear and a flange configured to attach to a mounting flange of one of a bearing and a journal of the shaft; and a semi-annular member configured to mount between and attach to an end of the half-spool member and one of a flange and a hub of the shaft; said half-spool member and said semi-annular member configured to bolt together via a plurality of circumferentially spaced fasteners such that at least a portion of said half-spool member is in direct contact with at least a portion of said semi-annular member, and said semi-annular member configured to bolt to the flange of the shaft.