Patent ID: 7369368

Claim:
A head stack assembly for a disk drive, comprising: an actuator body including: a pair of sides; a bore defining a longitudinal axis; a first slot extending between the pair of sides; a second slot extending along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the second slot extending from the first slot to the bore; a coil portion cantilevered from the actuator body in one direction; an actuator arm cantilevered from the actuator body in a direction opposite from the coil portion; at least one load beam attached to the actuator arm; and a bearing assembly fitted into the bore, wherein the bore and the first and second slots collectively define a pair of independently flexible actuator body segments, and wherein each of the independently flexible actuator body segments includes a supported end adjoining a remainder of the actuator body, and a free end, and wherein both the supported end and the free end are in contact with the bearing assembly.