Patent ID: 7817380

Claim:
A digital data storage apparatus, comprising: a housing defining both a housing interior and a ramp support surface; a disk supported for rotation within the housing interior; a head gimbal assembly supported within the housing interior for use in pivotally accessing the disk in performing one or more data accesses and for pivotally moving the head gimbal assembly to an unloaded position from an access position; a flexible circuit having at least one integrated circuit mounted thereon and electrically coupled to the head gimbal assembly; a bracket securing the flexible circuit to the housing interior; a post secured to the ramp support surface; a ramp arrangement that is configured for receiving the head gimbal assembly in the unloaded position for use in at least partially establishing an operational position of the ramp arrangement in the housing, the ramp arrangement including an indexing recess and a locating tab, the post positioned within the indexing recess and the locating tab captured between the bracket and the ramp support surface.