Patent ID: 7508628

Claim:
A magnetic structure for use in a magnetic recording head having an air bearing surface (ABS), the magnetic structure comprising: a body having an ABS end with an edge exposed at the ABS and a back end opposite the ABS and having a depth D 1 measured perpendicular to the ABS from the ABS end to the back end, and having first and second laterally opposed side walls defining a width W 1 measured parallel with the ABS; first and second wing portions extending laterally from the first and second side walls of the body at the ABS end of the body, each of the first and second wings having a depth D 2 measured perpendicular to the ABS and extending a lateral distance W 2 from the body, the depth D 2 being less than ¼ the distance D 1 ; wherein each of the first and second wing portions has a front edge disposed toward the ABS that is substantially parallel with the ABS over the distance W 2 .