Patent ID: 7975708

Claim:
A proximity head comprising: a head surface, the head surface including: a first flat region and a plurality of first conduits, each one of the plurality of first conduits being defined by corresponding one of a plurality of first discrete holes, the plurality of first discrete holes residing in the head surface and extending through the first flat region; a second flat region and a plurality of second conduits, the plurality of second conduits being defined by a corresponding plurality of second discrete holes that reside in the head surface and extend through the second flat region; and a third flat region disposed between and adjacent to the first flat region and the second flat region, a plurality of third conduits, the plurality of third conduits being defined by a corresponding plurality of third discrete holes that reside in the head surface and extend through the third flat region wherein the third conduits being formed at a first angle relative to the third flat region, the first angle being angled toward the first conduits, the first angle being between 30 and 60 degrees.