Patent ID: 7712968

Claim:
A roller bearing assembly comprising: an inner race defining an inner track; an outer race defining an outer track; and a compound roller assembly interconnecting the inner race and outer race to provide for relative rotation between the inner race and the outer race, the compound roller assembly including a plurality of first rollers and a plurality of second rollers, the first rollers and second rollers respectively contacting the inner track of the inner race and the outer track of the outer race for rolling contact therewith, each of the first rollers contacting at least one of the second rollers such that the first and second rollers rotate in opposite directions during relative rotation between the inner race and the outer race; wherein each of the first rollers includes a plurality of annular wheels supported on a central hub and wherein the wheels of each of the first rollers are offset with respect to the wheels of adjacently located first rollers, the first rollers arranged such that the wheels of each of the first rollers are interlaced with the wheels of adjacently located first rollers.