Patent ID: 6721128
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk storage device comprising:a base to support an actuator device to access a storage medium, the base having an opening with a flat top edge surface; a cover received within the opening of the base at the top edge surface of the base with a space therebetween and attached to the base through at least one perforation in the cover, the cover having an exterior surface with a raised substantially flat portion around the at least one perforation, said raised substantially flat portion being co-planar with the top edge surface of the base, wherein the cover further includes a recessed, substantially flat portion; a damping plate member mounted in the recessed, substantially flat portion of the cover and including at least one hole to accommodate the raised substantially flat portion, a sheet seal affixed to the raised substantially flat portion of the cover, the damping plate, and the top edge surface of the base to seal the at least one perforation and the space between the top edge surface of the base and the cover.