Magnetic transducer head assemblies

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER HEAD A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE AWAY FROM A MOVING RECORD SURFACE BY UTILIZING THE BEARING FLUID SET IN MOTION BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAID RECORD SURFACE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: SAID MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER HEAD ENCASED IN A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL ENCLOSURE WITH A SHOE PORTION FOR SUPPORT BY SAID BEARING FLUID, SAID SHOE PORTION BEING THE END OF SAID SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL ENCLOSURE HOUSING THE POLE PIECES OF SAID TRANSDUCER HEAD; A FIRST AND A SECOND RESILIENT FLAT REEDS PARALLELLY DISPOSED IN SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP ONE ABOVE THE OTHER IN PLANES SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF SAID ENCLOSURE; ONE END OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND RESILIENT FLAT REEDS BEING CUT OUT FOR ENCIRCLING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CYLINDRICAL ENCLOSURE FOR FASTENING THEREON; THE OTHER END OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND RESILIENT FLAT REEDS HAVING A SLOT; A MOUNTING BEAM MEMBER SUPPORTED ON BOTH ENDS BY INVERTED L-SHAPED MOUNTING BRACKETS; SAID MOUNTING BEAM MEMBER HAVING AN ENLARGED PORTION FORMING AN UPPER AND A LOWER CLAMPING SURFACES; A CLAMPING SCREW ADAPTED TO BE INTRODUCED THROUGH A HOLE IN SAID ENLARGED PORTION AND THROUGH THE SLOTS ON THE END OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND RESILIENT FLAT REEDS FOR CLAMPING OF SAID FIRST REED BETWEEN THE HEAD OF SAID CLAMPING SCREW AND SAID UPPER CLAMPING SURFACE AND FOR CLAMPING OF SAID SECOND REED BETWEEN A FLANGED NUT THREADED UPON THE END OF SAID CLAMPING SCREW AND SAID LOWER CLAMPING SURFACE; A FIRST LIMIT STOP ADAPTED TO COACT WITH SAID FIRST REED TO ADJUSTABLY BIAS SAID TRANSDUCER HEAD TOWARD SAID RECORD SURFACE; AND A SECOND LIMIT STOP ADAPTED TO COACT WITH SAID FIRST REED TO ADJUSTABLY LIMIT SUCH TRAVEL TOWARD SAID RECORD SURFACE FOR PREVENTING SAID TRANSDUCER HEAD FROM TOUCHING SAID RECORD SURFACE WHEN THE LATTER IS AT REST.