Patent ID: 7701673

Claim:
A head gimbal assembly, comprising: a gimbal tongue with a leading edge to support a slider; wherein a leading edge limiter tab extends away from a center of said leading edge of said tongue thereby providing shock resistance; and wherein symmetrically placed angled slots extend inward from peripheral edges of said gimbal tongue, providing a stress-relief and stiffening mechanism; a suspension body to position the gimbal tongue above a data storage medium; a first grounding pad on a first corner of the leading edge of the gimbal tongue; a second grounding pad on a second corner of the leading edge of the gimbal tongue; a gimbal cross bar coupled to the gimbal tongue; and a first gimbal strut extending away from said gimbal cross bar at a first corner of the suspension body in a trailing edge direction and forming a first trailing edge limiter for shock resistance and a second gimbal strut extending away from said gimbal cross bar at a second corner of the suspension body in a trailing edge direction and forming a second trailing edge limiter for shock resistance and wherein said struts form substantially perpendicular notches where they meet said gimbal cross bar, thereby strengthening said trailing edge limiters.