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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Norman K. Watkins, Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Wayne M. Yamada, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive includes a disk drive base and a cover including a cover outer surface and a fastener opening disposed through the cover. The disk drive further includes an electrically insulative coating disposed upon the cover outer surface. The disk drive further includes a fastener that includes a fastener head and a fastener shaft. The disk drive further includes a fastener support disposed adjacent to the fastener opening. The fastener support includes a top surface for engaging the fastener head. The fastener support includes a central opening sized and configured to receive the fastener shaft through the central opening for mechanically coupling the cover and the disk drive base. The disk drive further includes a conductive path disposed between the disk drive base and the cover. The conductive path includes the fastener and the fastener support.