Patent ID: 6085410
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
A gripping tool for gripping a suspension assembly component of a disc drive, the suspension assembly designed to be attached to a fixture arm, the gripping tool comprising:a first gripping member made of a single sheet of material that includes a bend separating a spring contact surface from a top surface of a gripping extension, the gripping extension having a first gripping surface for contacting a first side surface of the suspension assembly, the first gripping surface having a thickness substantially equal to or less than the thickness of the sheet of material, the bend being such that the spring contact surface extends only above the top surface of the gripping extension;a second gripping member having a second gripping surface for contacting a second side surface of the suspension assembly, the second gripping surface having a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the sheet of material; anda spring, connected between the first gripping member and the second gripping member, which resiliently resists movement of the first gripping surface away from the second gripping surface.