Patent ID: 8081401

Claim:
A disk drive comprising: a disk drive base; a first fixed member in fixed spatial relation to the disk drive base; a second fixed member in fixed spatial relation to the disk drive base; an actuator rotatably coupled to the disk drive base about an actuator pivot location; and a latch rotatably coupled to the disk drive base about a latch pivot location, the latch comprising: a catch portion interfering with actuator rotation with the latch in a closed position, the catch portion not interfering with actuator rotation with the latch in an open position; a first stop portion in contact with the first fixed member with the latch in the closed position, the first stop portion not being in contact with the first fixed member with the latch in the open position a second stop portion comprising a cantilevered finger having a supported end and a free distal end, the supported end being attached to the latch, the free distal end being in contact with the second fixed member with the latch in the open position, the second stop portion not being in contact with the second fixed member with the latch in the closed position; and a pusher portion being in contact with the actuator with the latch in the closed position and the actuator in an extreme rotational position, wherein neither the catch portion nor the pusher portion is disposed on the cantilevered finger; wherein the pusher portion, the second stop portion including the cantilevered finger, and the catch portion are all a single component having material continuity rather than being an assembly of subcomponents; and wherein the cantilevered finger comprises a polymer material having an elastic modulus in the range 1 GPa to 3 GPa and defines a finger length in the range 1 mm to 6 mm, a finger cross-sectional height in the range 1 mm to 4 mm, and a finger cross-sectional width in the range 0.3 mm to 1 mm.