Patent ID: 7950668

Claim:
A method for assembling an air swivel ring, the method comprising: providing a non-rotating member of the air swivel ring, the non-rotating member comprising an air inlet and a first seal groove; providing a rotating member of the air swivel ring, the rotating member being configured to mate with the non-rotating member, to rotate relative to the non-rotating member and comprising an air outlet and a second seal groove that corresponds to the first groove of the non-rotating member, wherein the second seal groove is radially juxtaposed to the first seal groove; attaching a seal assembly to one of the first and the second seal grooves, wherein the seal assembly is configured to sealingly engage the other of the first and the second seal grooves when energized by air received from the air inlet; and connecting a bearing system one of the non-rotating member or the rotating member for supporting a rotation of the rotating member, wherein the bearing system having first and second elements, the first element being fixed to one of the non-rotating member or the rotating member and the second element being rotationally fixed to the first element and configured to touch the other of the non-rotating member or the rotating member for supporting a rotation of the other of the non-rotating member or rotating member.