Patent ID: 6493187
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive, comprising:a data storage disk; an E-block including a short tine, wherein the short tine is substantially coplanar with the data storage disk and is located outside a periphery of the data storage disk; and a head suspension assembly including a tine extender, a load beam, a gimbal, a data transducer head and attachment means, wherein the tine extender extends into the periphery of the data storage disk, the load beam is attached to the tine extender, the gimbal is attached to the load beam and is located at a distal end of the head suspension assembly, the data transducer head is affixed to the gimbal and transfers information to and from the data storage disk, and the attachment means attaches the tine extender to the short tine and is located outside the periphery of the data storage disk.