Patent ID: 8520337

Claim:
A recording transducer for use in a data storage device, the transducer comprising a magnetic writer pole, the magnetic writer pole having a pole tip facing an air bearing surface (ABS); the pole tip comprising a pole tip face at the ABS; the pole tip face comprising a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side wall, and a second side wall; the first side wall comprising a first side wall section adjoining the leading edge and a second side wall section adjoining the trailing edge, wherein: the first side wall section is at a first angle (α 1 ) measured from a perpendicular center line dividing the trailing edge; the second side wall section is at a second angle (α 2 ) measured from a perpendicular center line dividing the trailing edge, the second side wall section adjoining and sharing an edge with the first side wall section; the second angle (α 2 ) is greater than approximately three degrees, and the first angle (α 1 ) is greater than the second angle (α 2 ).