Patent ID: 7715149

Claim:
A disk drive comprising: a disk drive base; a fixed member in fixed spatial relation to the disk drive base; an actuator rotatably coupled to the disk drive base; and a latch rotatably coupled to the disk drive base, the latch comprising: a catch portion in contact with the actuator with the latch in a closed position, the catch portion not in contact the actuator with the latch in an open position, the catch portion comprising a first material; and a crash stop portion, the crash stop portion including a first stop portion and a pusher portion, the first stop portion and the pusher portion each comprising a second material having a lesser stiffness than the first material, the first stop portion in contact with the fixed member with the latch in the closed position, the first stop portion not being in contact with the fixed member with the latch in the open position, the pusher portion in contact with the actuator with the latch in the closed position and with the actuator in an extreme rotational position.