Appeal No. 96-4203
Application No. 08/409,550
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A uniform fly height slider for reading and writing
data on a planar rotating data storage medium, said slider
comprising:
a generally rectangular body having a length identified
by leading and trailing edges relative to rotation of the
medium;
said body having an inner longitudinal edge traversing
from said leading to trailing edges and located adjacent to a
center of rotation of the medium;
said body having an outer longitudinal edge traversing
from said leading to trailing edges and spaced from said inner
longitudinal edge;
outer and inner air bearing surfaces extending parallel
to each other and traversing from said leading to trailing
edges;
said outer air bearing surface being spaced from said
outer longitudinal edge of said body;
said inner air bearing surface being coincident with said
inner longitudinal edge of said body to maximize the distance
between said outer and inner air bearing surfaces;
an outer fly height control contour situated on an outer
edge of said outer air bearing surface adjacent to said outer
longitudinal edge of said body and traversing from said
leading to trailing edge, said outer contour being recessed
from said outer air bearing surface;
an inner fly height control contour situated on an inner
edge of said outer air bearing surface and traversing from
said leading to trailing edge, said inner contour being
recessed from said outer air bearing surface; and
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