Team update #6 really confuses the issue. The new wording:
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Note: to permit a simplified definition of the FRAME PERIMETER and encourage a tight, robust connection between the BUMPERS and the FRAME PERIMETER, minor protrusions such as bolt heads, fastener ends, rivets, etc are excluded from the determination of the FRAME PERIMETER.
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It sounds like the intent is to allow bolt heads, etc, but what it actually says is that they are not allowed. If they are excluded from the determination of FRAME PERIMETER, then, by definition, they extend beyond the FRAME PERIMETER, and are therefore illegal by
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<R16> During normal operation no part of the ROBOT shall extend outside the vertical projection of the FRAME PERIMETER, except as permitted by Rule <G30>
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(<G30> does not contain an exception to allow bolt heads to extend beyond the frame perimeter).
But <R07> D states that clearance pockets are allowed in the bumper backing for bolt heads etc. I believe the intent of the rule is to allow the bolt heads to extend past the perimeter, but the wording of the rule is very clear that it is illegal, even though clearance pockets for the illegal bolt heads are permitted.
Careful wording of any document that sets rules or guidelines is very important. It should never be open to interpretation. The language in the rules as written is concise, and not open to interpretation. I just believe that it says something different than what the writer intended.