Patent ID: 8649126

Claim:
A head slider for supporting a magnetic head above a surface of a magnetic storage disk in a hard disk drive, the head slider comprising: a leading edge; a trailing edge; a transverse channel disposed between the leading edge and the trailing edge; first and second side edges extending between the leading and trailing edges; an air bearing surface (ABS), comprising: a trailing pad comprising: a rear portion adjacent the trailing edge of the slider; first and second arms extending from the rear portion toward the leading edge of the slider and forming a channel there between, wherein the first and second arms are connected to the trailing pad; and an island pad between the first and second arms, wherein the island pad is in the same plane as the ABS; and the head slider further comprising a recess formed between the first and second arms and between the island pad and the rear portion of the trailing pad, wherein the recess extends to a depth below the air bearing surface that is greater than a depth the transverse channel is below the air bearing surface.