Patent ID: 7583474

Claim:
A suspension for holding a head adapted to access data stored in a medium, comprising: a deformable gimbals which holds said head; and a load beam which holds said gimbals on a first surface thereof, said load beam having a restrictive aperture; wherein said gimbals includes a limiter tab extending through said restrictive aperture from a side of said first surface to a side of a back surface of the first surface; wherein said limiter tab includes a limiter tab aperture, a base portion, arm portion, and an opposed portion having an opposed surface opposed to said back surface, said opposed surface being configured to contact part of said back surface to restrict deformation of said gimbals in a direction away from said first surface at a first amount of deformation; and wherein said load beam includes a retaining portion projecting toward and extending horizontally through the center of said limiter tab aperture and configured to retain said opposed portion at a position different from said part of said back surface to restrict deformation of said gimbals in a direction away from said first surface at a second amount of deformation which is larger than said first amount of deformation; wherein said arm portion of said limiter tab extends and bends diagonally from said base portion from a parallel state in a direction other than orthogonal or perpendicular from said base portion.