Spinning skirt

Abstract

A spinning skirt includes a skirt and a bearing assembly coupled to the skirt. The bearing assembly includes a first portion coupled to a lower portion of the skirt and a second portion coupled to an upper portion of the skirt. The first portion of the bearing assembly and the lower portion of the skirt are free to rotate 360° with respect to the second portion of the bearing assembly and the upper portion of the skirt.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A spinning skirt comprising:
 a skirt and a bearing assembly coupled to said skirt, said bearing assembly comprising a first portion coupled to a lower portion of said skirt and a second portion coupled to an upper portion of said skirt, wherein said first portion of said bearing assembly and said lower portion of said skirt are free to rotate 360° with respect to said second portion of said bearing assembly and said upper portion of said skirt.   
     
     
         2 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more weights coupled to said lower portion of said skirt. 
     
     
         3 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more weights coupled to a hem of said skirt. 
     
     
         4 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said one or more weights comprise cloth, folds of cloth or folds of a hem of said skirt. 
     
     
         5 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said bearing assembly comprises a rolling element bearing assembly, wherein said first portion of said bearing assembly comprises an outer raceway coupled to said lower portion of said skirt with an outer fastener, and said second portion of said bearing assembly comprises an inner raceway coupled to said upper portion of said skirt with an inner fastener. 
     
     
         6 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 4 , wherein said rolling element bearing assembly comprises a ball bearing assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 4 , wherein said rolling element bearing assembly comprises a roller bearing assembly comprising cylindrical, spherical, tapered or needle roller bearings. 
     
     
         8 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said bearing assembly comprises a magnetic bearing assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 2 , wherein said one or more weights comprise a series of weights joined to each other. 
     
     
         10 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 2 , wherein said one or more weights comprise individual, non-joined weights. 
     
     
         11 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said skirt comprises a tiered or layered skirt. 
     
     
         12 . The spinning skirt according to  claim 1 , wherein said upper portion of said skirt comprises one or more straps.