1. A storage apparatus for attachment to ceiling joists of a structure comprising:
a mounting mechanism for attachment to the ceiling joists;
a hoist system attached to the mounting mechanism, the hoist system comprising at least one hoist pulley, a hoist wire disposed in each of the at least one hoist pulleys, and a hoist wire mount, the hoist wire mount receiving a first end of each of the hoist wires and including a plurality of mount pulleys that collectively form part of the hoist wire mount, the mount pulleys and the hoist pulleys being in substantially perpendicular relation to one another and the hoist wire mount also including a hoist wire guide;
a plurality of guide pulleys mounted on the host wire guide and associated with each of the mount pulleys for guiding the hoist wire into the designated mount pulley;
spacers of varying size are positioned between the hoist wire guide and the guide pulleys to set the distance between the hoist wire guide and the guide pulley;
a power source connected to the hoist system; and
a storage member, where the storage member is attached to a second end of each of the hoist wires.
2. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting mechanism is attached between the joists and the hoist system is located between the joists.
3. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount pulleys are in concentric relationship with one another.
4. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mount pulleys are layered on top of one another.
5. The storage apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hoist system guides the hoist wires to a designated mount pulley by mounting the guide pulleys at varying distances in relation to the hoist wire guide.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A conductor assembly for a head stack assembly of a disk drive, the head stack assembly including a drive circuitry, an actuator arm, a first data transducer and a second data transducer, the actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge, the conductor assembly comprising:
a first trace segment that is positioned substantially along the actuator arm, the first trace segment including a middle span, the first trace segment carrying electrical signals between the first data transducer and the drive circuitry;
a second trace segment that is positioned substantially along the actuator arm, the second trace segment including a middle span, the second trace segment carrying electrical signals between the second data transducer and the drive circuitry; and
a segment guide that urges the first trace segment and the second trace segment together so that the middle span of the first trace segment and the middle span of the second trace segment are positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
2. The conductor assembly of claim 1 wherein the segment guide includes an adhesive pad that extends between the first trace segment and the second trace segment.
3. The conductor assembly of claim 1 including a plurality of segment guides for urging the first trace segment and the second trace segment together so that the middle span of the first trace segment and the middle span of the second trace segment are positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
4. The conductor assembly of claim 3 wherein at least one of the segment guides includes an adhesive tape pad.
5. The conductor assembly of claim 1 wherein the segment guide urges the first trace segment toward the second trace segment.
6. The conductor assembly of claim 5 wherein the segment guide is secured to the actuator arm.
7. The conductor assembly of claim 1 comprising a plurality of segment guides that urge the trace segments together.
8. The conductor assembly of claim 7 wherein at least one of the segment guides is secured to the actuator arm.
9. The conductor assembly of claim 1 including at least six segment guides that urge at least one of the trace segments toward the remaining trace segment.
10. The conductor assembly of claim 1 wherein the first trace segment and the second trace segment are positioned substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm.
11. The conductor assembly of claim 1 wherein the first trace segment is substantially parallel to the second trace segment.
12. The conductor assembly of claim 1 wherein at least approximately 60 percent of the middle span of the first trace segment and at least approximately 60 percent of the middle span of the second trace segment are positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
13. A head stack assembly including a first data transducer, a second data transducer, a drive circuitry, an actuator arm having a first surface and a second surface, and the conductor assembly of claim 1.
14. A disk drive including a drive housing and the head stack assembly of claim 13 positioned in the drive housing.
15. A conductor assembly for a head stack assembly of a disk drive, the head stack assembly including a drive circuitry, a load beam, a first data transducer, and an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge, the conductor assembly comprising:
a first trace segment that is positioned substantially along the actuator arm, the first trace segment being adapted to carry electrical signals between the first data transducer and the drive circuitry; and
a first conductor platform positioned near the load beam that supports at least a portion of the first trace segment, the first conductor platform being adapted to position at least a portion of the first trace segment substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
16. The conductor assembly of claim 15 wherein the first conductor platform cantilevers from the actuator arm, and wherein at least a portion of the first conductor platform is positioned at an angle from the first plane toward the second plane.
17. The conductor assembly of claim 15 wherein the first trace segment is positioned substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm.
18. The conductor assembly of claim 15 wherein the first conductor platform includes a first platform step that is positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane, the first platform step maintaining the first conductor platform positioned substantially parallel to the first plane and the second plane.
19. The conductor assembly of claim 15 wherein the first trace segment is formed and shaped so that at least a portion of the first trace segment is positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
20. The conductor assembly of claim 15 further comprising (i) a second trace segment that is positioned substantially along the actuator arm, the second trace segment being adapted to carry electrical signals between a second data transducer of the head stack assembly and the drive circuitry, and (ii) a second conductor platform for supporting at least a portion of the second trace segment, the second conductor platform being adapted to position at least a portion of the second trace segment substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
21. The conductor assembly of claim 20 wherein the first and second conductor platforms cantilever from the actuator arm, and wherein at least a portion of the first conductor platform is positioned at an angle from the first plane toward the second plane, and at least a portion of the second conductor platform is positioned at an angle from the second plane toward the first plane.
22. The conductor assembly of claim 20 wherein the first trace segment and the second trace segment are positioned substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm.
23. The conductor assembly of claim 20 wherein the first trace segment and the second trace segment are formed and shaped so that each trace segment is positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
24. The conductor assembly of claim 20 wherein the first conductor platform includes a first platform step, and wherein the second conductor platform includes a second platform step, the first and second platform steps being positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane, the first and second platform steps positioning the first conductor platform parallel with the second conductor platform.
25. The conductor assembly of claim 24 wherein the first platform step is substantially parallel to the second platform step.
26. A head stack assembly including an actuator arm having a first surface and a second surface, a drive circuitry, a first data transducer and the conductor assembly of claim 15.
27. A disk drive including a drive housing and the head stack assembly of claim 26 positioned in the drive housing.
28. A conductor assembly for a head stack assembly of a disk drive, the head stack assembly including a first data transducer, a drive circuitry, and an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane, and an outer edge, the conductor assembly comprising:
a first trace segment that is positioned substantially along the actuator arm, the first trace segment including a middle span, the first trace segment being adapted to carry electrical signals between the first data transducer and the drive circuitry, at least a portion of the first trace segment having been formed to be positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
29. The conductor assembly of claim 28 wherein the first trace segment is positioned substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm.
30. The conductor assembly of claim 28 wherein the portion of the first trace segment that has been formed is positioned at least in the middle span of the first trace segment.
31. The conductor assembly of claim 28 further comprising a second trace segment that is positioned substantially along the actuator arm, the second trace segment including a middle span, the second trace segment being adapted to carry electrical signals between a second data transducer of the head stack assembly and the drive circuitry, at least a portion of the second trace segment having been formed to be positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
32. The conductor assembly of claim 31 wherein the portion of the second trace segment that has been formed is positioned at least in the middle span of the second trace segment.
33. The conductor assembly of claim 31 further comprising a segment guide for coupling the first trace segment and the second trace segment so that the middle span of the first trace segment and the middle span of the second trace segment are positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
34. The conductor assembly of claim 33 wherein the segment guide includes an adhesive pad that extends between the first trace segment and the second trace segment.
35. The conductor assembly of claim 33 wherein the segment guide urges at least one of the trace segments toward the remaining trace segment.
36. The conductor assembly of claim 31 wherein the first trace segment and the second trace segment are substantially parallel to each other.
37. A head stack assembly including an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane and a second surface lying in a second plane, a first data transducer, a drive circuitry and the conductor assembly of claim 28.
38. A disk drive including an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane and a second surface lying in a second plane, a first data transducer, a drive circuitry, a storage disk and the conductor assembly of claim 28.
39. A method for reducing track misregistration in a disk drive that includes a rotating storage disk, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a head stack assembly including an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane and a second surface lying in a second plane; and
positioning a first trace segment having a middle span along the actuator arm so that the middle span is positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
40. The method of claim 39 wherein the step of positioning the first trace segment includes positioning the first trace segment substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm.
41. The method of claim 39 wherein the step of positioning the first trace segment includes providing a first conductor platform for supporting at least a portion of the first trace segment between the first plane and the second plane.
42. The method of claim 41 wherein the step of providing a first conductor platform includes providing a first platform step coupled to the first conductor platform, the first platform step positioning the first conductor platform substantially parallel to the first plane.
43. The method of claim 41 wherein the step of positioning a first trace segment includes heating and reforming at least a portion of the first trace segment.
44. The method of claim 39 further comprising the step of positioning a second trace segment having a middle span along the actuator arm so that the middle span of the second trace segment and the middle span of the first trace segment are positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane.
45. The method of claim 44 wherein the step of positioning the first trace segment includes positioning the first trace segment substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm, and wherein the step of positioning the second trace segment includes positioning the second trace segment substantially along the outer edge of the actuator arm.
46. The method of claim 44 wherein the step of positioning the trace segments includes urging the first and second trace segments toward each other with a segment guide.
47. The method of claim 44 wherein the step of positioning the trace segments includes urging the first and second trace segments toward each other with a plurality of segment guides.
48. The method of claim 44 wherein the step of positioning the first trace segment includes providing a first conductor platform for supporting at least a portion of the first trace segment between the first plane and the second plane, and wherein the step of positioning the second trace segment includes providing a second conductor platform for supporting at least a portion of the second trace segment between the first plane and the second plane.
49. The method of claim 48 wherein the step of providing a first conductor platform includes providing a first platform step coupled to the first conductor platform, the first platform step positioning the first conductor platform substantially parallel to the first plane, and wherein the step of providing a second conductor platform includes providing a second platform step coupled to the second conductor platform, the second platform step positioning the second conductor platform substantially parallel to the first plane.
50. The method of claim 48 wherein the step of positioning a first trace segment includes heating and reforming at least a portion of the first trace segment, and wherein the step of positioning a second trace segment includes heating and reforming at least a portion of the second trace segment.