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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:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Stephen Ralph Viskochil, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Ralph Viskochil, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd., Shatin, N.T., HK;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bracket for a hard disc drive combining three separate functions, a ramp, a latch and a connector bracket into a single assembly. The bracket assembly, mounted with ramp and latch, secures and seals the electrical connector connecting the flexible printed circuit on the head side of the actuator. Traditionally, latches are on the coil side of the actuator. Moreover, the combination bracket improves manufacturability while reducing overall cost for the disc drive. The assembly can be purchased complete from a supplier.