Securing of electric motor end members

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING A STATOR AND A ROTOR, A FRAME FOR HOUSING AND SUPPORTING THE STATOR AND THE ROTOR COMPRISING A TUBULAR SHELL MEMBER AND AT LEAST ONE END MEMBER, SAID END MEMBER HAVING A PORTION POSITIONED IN AN END OF SAID SHELL MEMBER, SAID SHELL MEMBER AND SAID END MEMBER INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY LATERAL ABUTTING SURFACES FOR ACCURATELY LOCATING SAID MEMBERS LONGITUDINALLY RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, AND SAID SHELL MEMBER BEING DEFORMED INTO RIGID INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID END MEMBER AT INTERMITTENT SPACED LOCATIONS, SAID ABUTTING SURFACES COMPRISING THE END SURFACE OF SAID SHELL MEMBER AND A LATERAL SHOULDER ON SAID END MEMBER, AND SAID INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT OF TSAID MEMBERS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE RECESS FORMED IN THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID PORTION OF SAID END MEMBER, THE AXIALLY INNER SURFACE OF SAID RECESS BEING SPACED AXIALLY INWARDLY FROM SAID SHOULDER, AND SAID SHELL MEMBER INCLUDING A PORTION DEFORMED INTO TIGHT ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID INNER SURFACE OF SAID RECESS.