Patent ID: 8218269
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A gimbal mounted slider assembly comprising: a gimbal including a ramp limiter extending distally therefrom and formed as two substantially parallel and separated arms having parallel inner edges and distally tapering outer surfaces; a transverse bar formed between and connecting said arms, said bar being positioned approximately at a midpoint longitudinally along said arms; a slider mounting pad having a slider mounted thereon wherein a distal edge of said slider mounting pad is separated from said transverse bar by a space, said slider including solder ball connections formed on a distal surface thereof and said slider mounting pad extending proximally between a pair of separated outrigger elements that form the lateral periphery of said gimbal; a pair of conducting traces connected to said solder ball connections, each of said pair of conducting traces being routed transversely outward from said connections with a maximal length, while minimally overlapping with said transverse bar, to contact an outrigger and each of said pair of traces thence being routed in a proximal direction along a space between a lateral edge of said mounting pad and an inner edge of an adjacent outrigger; and a pair of trace support tabs, one tab extending transversely inward from the inner edge of each outrigger element, whereby each trace contacts a tab.