Patent ID: 8662484

Claim:
A single degree of freedom compound linear flexure bearing comprising: a substantially planar base intermediate member; a substantially planar active member being substantially parallel to the intermediate member, and spaced apart from the intermediate member, the active member being connected to the intermediate member by a first pair of planar flexure members fixed to opposite longitudinal ends of the active member and arranged substantially perpendicularly to the intermediate member and active member when at rest, the first pair of planar flexure members being substantially parallel to each other; a substantially planar fixed member configured to be constrained in place, the fixed member being substantially parallel to the intermediate member and spaced apart from the intermediate member, and adjacent to the active member, the fixed member being connected to the intermediate member by a second pair of planar flexure members fixed to opposite longitudinal ends of the fixed member and arranged substantially perpendicularly to the intermediate member and fixed member when at rest, the second pair of planar flexure members being parallel to each other; and wherein the first pair of planar flexure members are not parallel to the second pair of planar flexure members.