Patent ID: 8264116

Claim:
A monolithic, motor/generator phase insulation article having a manufactured state and a ready-to-use state, comprising: a central longitudinal axis, longitudinally spaced-apart first and second tabs, flexible, transversely spaced-apart first and second legs each having a first end monolithically joined to the first tab and a second end monolithically joined to the second tab, wherein the first and second tabs are disposed longitudinally closer together in the manufactured state than in the ready-to-use state, wherein, in the manufactured state, the first and second legs each have a more serpentine shape, and in the ready-to-use state, the first and second legs each have a less serpentine shape, wherein, in the manufactured state, the first and second legs each have a multiplicity of substantially straight and substantially longitudinally-aligned upper leg segments extending from proximate the first tab to proximate longitudinally-midway to the second tab, a multiplicity of substantially straight and substantially longitudinally-aligned lower leg segments extending from proximate the second tab to proximate longitudinally-midway of the first tab, and a connecting leg segment extending from proximate the first tab to proximate the second tab, and the first leg has a plurality of first leg turns, the second leg has a plurality of second leg turns, and the leg segments of the first leg are monolithically joined together in serial-flow relationship by the first leg turns, and the leg segments of the second leg are monolithically joined together in serial-flow relationship by the second leg turns.