Patent ID: 7191512

Claim:
A tray system for holding and positioning head suspensions as components, the tray system comprising: a first tray comprising a first side having at least one component receptacle and an opposite second side having at least one component receptacle, wherein at least one of the component receptacles of the first side of the first tray comprises a base plate seat positioned adjacent a first load beam seat, and at least one of the component receptacles of the second side of the first tray comprises a base plate collar seat adjacent a second load beam seat; and a second tray engageable with the first tray, the second tray comprising a first side having at least one component receptacle and an opposite second side having at least one component receptacle, wherein at least one of the component receptacles of the first side of the second tray comprises a base plate seat positioned adjacent a first load beam seat, and at least one of the component receptacles of the second side of the second tray comprises a base plate collar seat adjacent a second load beam seat, wherein the second side of the first tray is adjacent the first side of the second tray so that the at least one component receptacle of the first side of the second tray is substantially aligned with the at least one component receptacle of the second side of the first tray for cooperatively restraining the motion of at least one component, of the components, positioned therein.