Patent ID: 7729091
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: G11B,H02G

Abstract:
1. A clip for mounting a flex cable within a head stack assembly, the flex cable having a width, the clip comprising: a top portion, the top portion including a first top slot and a second top slot therein, the first top slot and the second top slot forming a non-zero acute angle; a bottom portion coupled to the top portion, the bottom portion including a first bottom slot and a second bottom slot therein, the first bottom slot being substantially aligned with the first top slot to face and oppose the first top slot, the second bottom slot being substantially aligned with the second top slot to face and oppose the second top slot, a first maximum distance between the first top slot and the first bottom slot equaling or exceeding the width; a second maximum distance between the second top slot and the second bottom slot equaling or exceeding the width; and a member coupling the top portion to the bottom portion; wherein the member resides between the first top slot and the second top slot and between the first bottom slot and the second bottom slot, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are a single monolithic piece rather than an assembly of sub-components.