Patent ID: 7551401

Claim:
A suspension system for a head gimbal assembly comprising: a baseplate; a load beam coupled to the baseplate, the load beam comprising one or more engagement surfaces; and a substantially planar flexure having a hollow area, the flexure comprising: a tongue extending into the hollow area; and a U-shaped limiter extending from an edge of the tongue nearest the baseplate, the limiter having a distal end extending between and joining two substantially parallel legs, the distal end being integrally formed with both legs, the legs projecting substantially normally from the flexure plane and the distal end having a portion offset from a plane defined by the legs, the offset being defined by a bend in the distal end, the bend having a bending axis that is generally parallel to each of the two legs, the flexure coupled to the load beam such that the one or more engagement surfaces extend through the U-shaped limiter.