Patent ID: 8125114

Claim:
A locking wedge for a slot of a dynamoelectric machine, said locking wedge comprising: a main body extending in an axial direction, said main body having a top surface and a bottom surface having a greater surface area than said top surface; a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to said first end surface; a first locking slot extending in the axial direction into a portion of said main body, said first locking slot beginning in said first end surface, the first locking slot extending from the bottom surface to the top surface; a second locking slot extending in the axial direction into a portion of said main body, said second locking slot beginning in said second end surface, the second locking slot extending from the bottom surface to the top surface; a first locking member disposed to fit into said first locking slot; a second locking member disposed to fit into said second locking slot; wherein said first and second locking members can be inserted into said first and second locking slots, respectively, to lock said locking wedge in said slot.