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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S Thayne, West Point, UT (US);
Jeff Villiard, Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Iomega Corporation, Roy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360104 ;
Abstract
A carriage assembly for a disk drive actuator comprises a load beam having a tab extending distally from its distal end, a gimbal having a proximal end connected to the distal end of said load beam, and having a flexure upon which a read/write head is attached. The gimbal has a restraining member at its distal end, through which the tab of the load beam extends. The restraining member contacts the tab when the carriage assembly undergoes shock, to prevent excessive movement of the gimbal.