Patent ID: 8760021

Claim:
A centrifugally decoupling bearing, comprising: a rotatable outer support structure having a ring shape; a plurality of tension springs attached to the inner wall of said rotatable outer support structure; a plurality of ribbons, wherein a first ribbon of said plurality of ribbons is connected from a first spring of said plurality of tension springs to a second spring of said plurality of tension springs, wherein said second spring is adjacent to said first spring, wherein a second ribbon of said plurality of ribbons is connected from said second spring to a third tension spring of said plurality of tension springs and wherein said plurality of ribbons are connected from spring to spring of said plurality of tension springs in this manner continuing back to said first spring; and a stationary shaft fixedly attached to a stationary external support, wherein said rotatable outer support structure is configured to rotate about said stationary shaft, wherein when said rotatable outer support structure is stationary or below a critical speed, said ribbons touch said stationary shaft.