Floating type magnetic head apparatus

A floating type magnetic head apparatus comprising:

• a load beam having a base portion and a free end;
• a flexure connected to the load beam, the flexure having a cantilevered portion extending from the free end of the load beam, a portion of the flexure forming a tongue piece, the tongue piece including:
• a first portion formed on the cantilevered portion and extending in a first direction toward the base portion of the load beam, the first portion having a back edge;
• a protrusion connected to the back edge of the first portion, the protrusion contacting the load beam adjacent the free end such that the tongue piece is bent away from the load beam,
• a second portion having a front edge connected to the protrusion, and
• first and second bent structures connected between the back edge of the first portion and the front edge of the second portion, the first and second bent structures having a concave surface facing away from the flexure, the first and second bent structures being aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and intersecting the protrusion such that a groove is formed along the first bent structure, through the protrusion, and along the second bent structure;
• and
• a magnetic head bonded to the second portion of the tongue piece.