Patent ID: 9681542
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G11B,H05F,H05K

Claim:
1. A magnetic tape storage device comprising: a head assembly including a head and flexible circuit connected to the head, wherein the flexible circuit includes an end including electrical contacts for the head, a gripping portion defined by flared edge portions of the flexible circuit before the end, conductors extending from the electrical contacts, and ink patterned onto the electrical contacts and gripping portion to form electrical paths of predefined shape therebetween to conduct electrostatic charge from the electrical contacts and conductors to a grounded user in response to skin of the grounded user contacting the ink, wherein the ink has a conductivity less than a conductivity of the electrical contacts but greater than a conductivity of insulating layers of the flexible circuit and wherein the electrical paths have dimensions that are based on the conductivity of the ink such that resistance between the electrical contacts and gripping portion falls within a predefined target range.