Patent ID: 7027265

Claim:
A flying head slider comprising: a slider body; a generally flat bottom surface defined on the slider body; a front rail standing on the bottom surface at an upstream position so as to extend in a lateral direction of the slider body; a front air bearing surface defined on a top surface of the front rail; a rear rail standing on the bottom surface at a downstream position; a rear air bearing surface defined on the rear rail; a front surface defined on the front rail so as to stand on the bottom surface at a position distanced downstream from an upstream end of the bottom surface; a step connected to an upstream end of the front air bearing surface on the front rail; a first columnar piece standing on the bottom surface, and being integral to the front surface; and a second columnar piece standing on the bottom surface, the second columnar piece being integral to the front surface so as to define an air clogging dished space adjacent the front surface in cooperation with the first columnar piece.