Patent ID: 7961436

Claim:
A head stack assembly comprising: a flex cable having a width; an actuator body; and a clip for mounting the flex cable to the actuator body, the clip including a top portion and a bottom portion coupled to the top portion by a member, the top portion including a first top slot and a second top slot therein, the first top slot and the second top slot forming a non-zero acute angle, the bottom portion including a first bottom slot and a second bottom slot therein, the first bottom slot being substantially aligned with the first top slot to face and oppose the first top slot, the second bottom slot being substantially aligned with the second top slot to face and oppose the second top slot, a first maximum distance between the first top slot and the first bottom slot equaling or exceeding the width; a second maximum distance between the second top slot and the second bottom slot equaling or exceeding the width; wherein the first and second top slots and the first and second bottom slots retain the flex cable, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are a single monolithic piece rather than an assembly of sub-components; and wherein the member resides between the first top slot and the second top slot and between the first bottom slot and the second bottom slot.