Patent ID: 6201665
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A load ramp member for a disk drive comprising:a first and a second pair of projections, that each extend from a first side of the load ramp member, each projection of the first and the second pair of projections having an angled surface so that a data storage medium can be restrained between each pair of projections and thereby prevented from contacting the read/write heads of an actuator of a disk drive when the actuator is in a retracted position within the disk drive, anda first and a second pair of snaps, extending from an opposite side of the load ramp member that opposes the first side, for attaching the load ramp member to the disk drive, a core of the load ramp member being hollowed to form a flexible hinge whereby pressure exerted on the first and the second pair of projections causes said first and said second pair of snaps respectively to spread apart to facilitate attachment and detachment of the load ramp member to and from the disk drive.