| CPC A63B 69/224 (2022.08) [A63B 2214/00 (2020.08); A63B 2225/093 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A shaft assembly comprising:
a gimbal bearing;
a flexible member;
a shaft extending upward from the flexible member and comprising a first end to mate with the gimbal bearing and a second end to mate with the flexible member, the shaft, in response to a force in a first direction perpendicular to the shaft, performs an angular motion in a first plane;
a set of ball bearings;
a sliding plate cover comprising one or more recesses dimensioned to receive the set of ball bearings;
a sliding plate affixed to the flexible member, the sliding plate mates, via the set of ball bearings, with the sliding plate cover, the flexible member translates the angular motion into a lateral motion in the first direction; and
a shaft spring to dampen the lateral motion.
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