Patent ID: 6849987

Claim:
An assembly for implementation on a spoke extending outward radially from a shaft of a rotor, the assembly comprising: a support configured to be positioned on the spoke, the support including: a U-shaped main portion having an outer face and an inner face, wherein the support is configured so that the inner face of the support is in physical contact with the spoke when the support is supported thereby, and wherein the support is further configured to support a wire coil that is wrapped around the support along the outer face, first and second sides of the U-shaped main portion that are substantially transverse with respect to the outer and inner faces and also with respect to a channel along the loner face through the U-shaped main portion, the channel being configured to receive the spoke, and a flange proximate the first side of the U-shaped main portion and extending outward away from the channel beyond the outer face, wherein the support is configured to be positioned on the spoke so that the first side is closer to the shall than the second side and an end cap coupled to the support, the end cap including: a physical barrier, a first fastening element by which the end cap is coupled to the spoke, and a second fastening element by which the end cap is coupled to the support.