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Suspension assembly gripping tool

US6085410A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 3, 1997
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53283
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gripping tool for gripping a suspension assembly component of a disc drive includes a first planar gripping member connected to a second planar gripping member. The first and second planar gripping members each have respective first and second gripping surfaces that share common respective edges with respective first and second non-gripping surfaces. The first and second non-gripping surfaces having larger surface areas than the first and second gripping surfaces, respectively.

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