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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Mark Toffle, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Wayne Allen Bonin, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vincent John Reis, Mound, MN (US);
Brent Marvin Weichelt, Burnsville, MN (US);
Jason Paul Zimmerman, Savage, MN (US);
Mark Toffle, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Wayne Allen Bonin, North Oaks, MN (US);
Vincent John Reis, Mound, MN (US);
Brent Marvin Weichelt, Burnsville, MN (US);
Jason Paul Zimmerman, Savage, MN (US);
Seagate Technology, LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An actuator and associated method is provided, the actuator having an arm defining an aperture, an electrical circuit supported by the arm and terminating at a contact, a flexure assembly defining a boss and supporting a second electrical circuit terminating at a second contact, wherein the contacts are resultingly positioned in operable mating engagement with each other placing the electrical circuit in electrical communication with the second electrical circuit when the boss is operably disposed within the aperture and there affixed to the arm.