Patent ID: 8530032
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: B32B,F16J,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seal for covering a hole in a disk drive housing, the seal comprising: a conductive layer having a covered surface region and an exposed planar surface region, the exposed planar surface region lacking a dielectric coating disposed thereon; a primary dielectric layer including an adhesive coating disposed between the primary dielectric layer and the covered surface region; and a gasket layer including a first adhesive gasket layer side and a gasket opening disposed through the gasket layer, the gasket opening sized to be disposed about the hole in the disk drive housing with the first adhesive gasket layer side attachable to the disk drive housing; wherein the conductive layer is disposed between the primary dielectric layer and the gasket layer; and wherein the gasket layer further includes a second gasket layer side that opposes the first adhesive gasket layer side, and the primary dielectric layer is attached to the second gasket layer side.