Patent ID: 8159785

Claim:
A suspension for a disk drive comprising: a gimbal configured to receive a head; a load beam having a first end and a second end and defining a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, the load beam coupled to the gimbal proximate the first end and the load beam including a base region proximate the second end, the base region having a first lateral section to one side of the longitudinal axis and a second lateral section to another side of the longitudinal axis, the first and the second lateral sections defining a gap therebetween, the base region further having a bridge section extending across the gap between the first lateral section and the second lateral section; a constraint layer overlaying at least a portion of the base region; a first adhesive layer between the first lateral section and the constraint layer; and a second adhesive layer between the second lateral section and the constraint layer; wherein the first adhesive layer is separate from the second adhesive layer.