Patent ID: 7137187

Claim:
A method of making an integrated lead suspension assembly for supporting a slider in a magnetic storage system, comprising: providing a load beam, the load beam having a longitudinal, generally flat structure including a limiter section having an extended free end; providing a flexure assembly comprising a longitudinal, generally flat flexible member and conductive leads formed thereon; fixedly attaching a first section of the flexible member to the load beam; defining at a second section of the flexible member, a slider mounting section for supporting a slider and a frame that defines an aperture that is sized and positioned with respect to the limiter section to provide a clearance allowing the limiter section to freely move trough the aperture such that the limiter section is free to be bent from a first position to a second position and to extend through the aperture after the flexure assembly has been attached to the load beam; and after attaching the first section of the flexible member to the load beam, bending the limiter section to form a limiter, from a first position in which the free end of the limiter section is substantially in a plane of the load beam, to the second position in which the free end is substantially out of the plane of the load beam, wherein the slider mounting section extends into the aperture in a direction towards the first section, terminating in an end that interacts with the limiter.