Cage segment for a rolling-element bearing cage

A rolling-element bearing cage comprising a plurality of cage segments held together by a wire or a cable,

• each of the cage segments comprising:
• a first side element connected to a second side element by a bridge, the bridge extending along a longitudinal axis, an axial direction being defined perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the cage segment not defining an enclosed pocket therein,
• a first attaching element on the first side element extending away from the bridge in a first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the first attaching element having a first width and comprising a cylindrical eyelet,
• and a second attaching element, identical to the first attaching element, on the second side element extending away from the bridge in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second attaching element having a second width and comprising the cylindrical eyelet,
• the first attaching element being offset from the longitudinal axis in a first direction by a first distance to form a first spacing between the first attaching element and the longitudinal axis and the second attaching element being offset from the longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite the first direction by a second distance to form a second spacing between the second attaching element and the longitudinal axis, wherein the first distance is equal to the second distance, wherein the sum of the first width and the second width is less than an axial width of the first side element,
• wherein the wire or cable is retained by the first and second attaching elements of each of the plurality of cage segments.