Patent ID: 6958563

Claim:
A strip of electrically-conducting material for a commutator assembly comprising: a first end and a second end; a first length that extends between the first end and the second end; an extension extending outward from the first length to a third end, the extension has a second length, the extension being sized so as to be assembled in the commutator assembly; and a first chord protruding from a first side of the extension and extending along a portion of the second length, the first chord includes a recessed area formed adjacent to the first chord and extending along a remaining portion of the second length, the recessed area is sized so as to electrically insulate the strip from an adjacent strip in the commutator assembly; and an indented area extending along the second length and parallel to the first chord and the recessed area, the indented area being sized so as to anchor the strip within the commutator assembly.