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Patent No.:

US 8705209 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2011
Applicants:

Mark S. Seymour, Felton, CA (US);

Mitchell D. Dougherty, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Walter G. Banshak, Jr., Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Geoffrey A. Hales, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mark S. Seymour, Felton, CA (US);

Mitchell D. Dougherty, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Walter G. Banshak, Jr., Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Geoffrey A. Hales, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A suspension clamp is disclosed for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm. The suspension clamp comprises a housing including a spring operable to bias a latching member, wherein the latching member is rotatable about a pivot. After compressing the spring and rotating the latching member in a first direction, the latching member is operable to clamp the suspension to the actuator arm by decompressing the spring.


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Seymour, Mark. (2014). Suspension clamp for clamping a disk drive suspension to an actuator arm (U.S. Patent No. 8705209). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8705209

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