Patent ID: 8405268

Claim:
A stator comprising: a core, the core being formed of ferromagnetic material and having a plurality of teeth arranged circumferentially about an axis; and first and second insulating members, each of the first and second insulating members comprising a plurality of teeth arranged circumferentially about the axis, the teeth of the first and second insulating members collectively encircling each of the teeth of the core, the first insulating member comprising a plurality of mounting bosses spaced circumferentially from each other about the axis, each of the mounting bosses having opposite facing first and second retaining surfaces, the second insulating member extending axially between the first and second retaining surfaces, the first and second retaining surfaces of each of the mounting bosses being axially unobstructed by the second insulating member; the stator being configured and adapted to be held secure to an appliance component solely via the mounting bosses of the first insulating member.