Patent ID: 6344948
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc head slider comprising:a slider body comprising a leading slider edge, a trailing slider edge, a bearing surface, a back surface, which is opposite to the bearing surface and a length measured from the leading slider edge to the trailing slider edge; first and second rails extending normally from the slider body and having raised surfaces that together form the bearing surface; first and second discrete pads extending normally from the first rail, wherein the first pad is located forward of a midpoint along the length and the second pad is located rearward of the midpoint and forward of the trailing slider edge; third and fourth discrete pads extending normally from the second rail, wherein the third pad is located forward of the midpoint and the fourth pad is located rearward of the midpoint and forward of the trailing slider edge; and a recess formed in the back surface and having a recess floor, which defines a load point surface located between the first and second pads along the length, wherein the load point surface is parallel to and vertically offset from the back surface.