Patent ID: 7385784

Claim:
A disk drive cover comprising: a bottom layer including a metallic bottom layer body and a first flap formed in the bottom layer body, the first flap defining an exposed inner body edge of the bottom layer body, the bottom layer body including opposing bottom layer first and second surfaces; a damping layer disposed adjacent the bottom layer first surface; and a top layer including a metallic top layer body and a second flap, the top layer body including opposing top layer first and second surfaces with the top layer second surface disposed adjacent the damping layer electrically insulating the top layer second surface and the bottom layer first surface therebetween, the second flap being formed in the top layer body with the second flap extending into the bottom layer adjacent the first flap, the second flap defining an exposed second flap edge, the second flap edge being disposed in mechanical communication with the exposed inner body edge for electrically grounding the top and bottom layers.