Patent ID: 7385787

Claim:
A head suspension for supporting a read/write head in a dynamic rigid disk data storage device and applying a load force on the read/write head in a load direction when the storage device is in operation, the suspension comprising an elongated loadbeam portion extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising: a mounting portion at a proximal end of the loadbeam portion for attaching the loadbeam portion to an actuating mechanism, a load portion at a distal end of the loadbeam portion for supporting an assembly configured to carry the read/write head, and a resilient spring portion connected to the mounting region at a first boundary and the load portion at a second boundary, the spring portion having a thickness that is less than thicknesses of the mounting portion and the load portion, and wherein at least a first segment of the first boundary and a second segment of the second boundary are not substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and the first segment of the first boundary and the second segment of the second boundary are generally parallel to one another.