Patent ID: 7215513

Claim:
An actuator arm assembly for a disk drive, the actuator arm assembly being stamped from a single flat sheet of material and comprising: a first actuator arm portion defining a voice coil motor (VCM) supporting end, a head gimbal assembly (HGA) supporting end, a first latch portion, and a long axis extending from the VCM supporting end to the HGA supporting end; a second actuator arm portion defining a second latch portion configured to latch with the first latch portion; an actuator arm-joining portion joining the first actuator arm portion to the second actuator arm portion, the first actuator arm portion, the second actuator arm portion and the actuator arm joining portion being a single part made from the single flat sheet of material, rather than an assembly of sub-parts, and a flex cable coupled to the first actuator arm portion and to the second actuator arm portion; wherein the actuator arm-joining portion includes a fold along a fold line that is substantially parallel to the long axis.