Interlock tabs for laminations

A laminated assembly comprising:

• a) a plurality of laminations in a stacked formation, each lamination having first and second surfaces;
• b) the stacked formation including at least one first lamination and at least one second lamination;
• c) the at least one first lamination defining at least one hole;
• d) the second lamination defining at least one hole corresponding in number and position thereof to the at least one hole of the first lamination;
• e) at least one interlocking tab extending from each at least one hole in the second lamination remaining secured to the second lamination on at least one side of the hole;
• f) the at least one tab extending through the corresponding hole in the first lamination;
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• g) the at least one tab being bent against a side of the first lamination that is opposite to the side adjacent to the second lamination, thereby securing the first and second laminations together.

A laminated plate assembly comprising:

• a) a first lamination;
• b) a second lamination positioned adjacent to the first lamination, the second lamination having at least one interlocking tab projecting beyond the periphery of the second lamination;
• and
• c) wherein the at least one tab is wrapped around the periphery of the first lamination such that the tab is crimped against a side of the first lamination that is opposite to a side adjacent to the second lamination, to thereby secure the first and second laminations together.