Stiffening the projections at the gap may enable {HEAD ~ the force} exerted by {TAIL ~ the ring} on the inner component to be distributed more evenly around its circumference 
Stiffening the projections at the gap may enable { HEAD ~ the force } exerted by { TAIL ~ the ring } on the inner component to be distributed more evenly around its circumference
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