Patent ID: 7687965

Claim:
A stator for a motor having a rotor, the stator comprising: a first leg including a first curved portion and a first substantially straight portion that define a first length; a coil coupled to the first leg; a second leg formed as a separate piece from the first leg, the second leg including a second curved portion and a second substantially straight portion that define a second length; and an intermediate portion formed as a separate piece from the first leg and the second leg and having a third length, the first leg, the second leg, and the intermediate portion connected to one another to at least partially define a U-shaped magnetic circuit, wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the intermediate portion each have a substantially constant and equal width along the first length, the second length, and the third length, wherein the first curved portion includes a substantially circular arched inside surface that defines an inside diameter and a substantially circular arched outside surface that defines an outside diameter that is about equal to the inside diameter, and wherein during forming, the circular arched outside surface is arranged to nest within a circular arched inside surface of an adjacent first leg when the first substantially straight portion is parallel to a substantially straight portion of the adjacent first leg.