Patent ID: 8804286

Claim:
A mount plate comprising: a flange having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a boss tower having a swage hole and extending from an area where the boss tower meets the first surface of the flange to an end surface of the boss tower, the boss tower comprising: an inner diameter defining an inner surface of the swage hole; an outer diameter defining a portion of an outer surface of the boss tower; and at least one cut-out portion formed in the boss tower along an obliquely angled plane, the at least one cut-out portion intersecting with the portion of the outer surface defined by the outer diameter at a first area that is located a first distance from where the boss tower meets the first surface of the flange and intersecting with the end surface at a second area that is located a second distance from the inner diameter; wherein the first distance is less than the second distance; and wherein the first area forms a convex boundary with the outer surface of the boss tower and the second area forms a linear or concave boundary with the end surface of the boss tower.