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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Joseph A. Methe, San Jose, CA (US);
Drew G. Petitclerc, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles D. Flanigan, San Jose, CA (US);
Joseph A. Methe, San Jose, CA (US);
Drew G. Petitclerc, San Jose, CA (US);
Charles D. Flanigan, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A removable tool for reducing contamination in a cleanroom assembly environment during assembly of a hard disk drive may include a handle assembly and a positive locking assembly. The handle assembly may define a proximal and distal end such that, in use, the proximal end is further away from the hard disk drive being assembled than is the distal end. The positive locking assembly may be configured to lock onto a portion of an upper perimeter of a Motor Base Assembly (MBA) of a hard disk drive and onto a corresponding portion of a lower perimeter of the MBA. The handle assembly and the positive locking assembly may be further configured to enable free access to an interior of the MBA during subsequent assembly steps. The positive locking assembly may be further configured to be selectively releasable without touching the MBA, to thereby enable the removal of the tool.