Patent ID: 7633721

Claim:
A disk drive comprising: a disk drive base; an actuator that is rotatably coupled to the disk drive base, the actuator having an axis of rotation; and a latch including: a fixed portion that is firmly coupled to the disk drive base; a latching portion configured to contact and latch the actuator with the latch in a closed position; and a latch arm portion connecting the latching portion to the fixed portion, the latch arm portion including a hinge region, the latch arm portion being thinner in a direction normal to the axis of rotation in the hinge region than the latch arm portion is outside of the hinge region, the latch arm portion, the latching portion, and the fixed portion all being a single component having material continuity rather than being an assembly of sub-components; wherein the latching portion is at a closer radial distance from the axis of rotation with the latch in an open position than it is in a closed position.