Patent ID: 11942124
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A slider, comprising:
a first side-edge surface;
a second side-edge surface; and
an air-bearing surface (ABS) comprising:
a first side cavity adjacent to the first side-edge surface, and
a first island side blocker situated at a mouth of the first side cavity,, wherein:
a first outer surface of the first island side blocker forms a portion of the first side-edge surface,
a second outer surface of the first island side blocker is recessed from the first side-edge surface,
a first side opening is situated on a leading side of the first island side blocker, and
a second side opening is situated on a trailing side of the first island side blocker.