Apparatus for retaining lubricant on the deposited end of a slider in a hard disk drive

1. A hard disk drive, comprising:

a disk base;

a spindle motor mounted on said disk base and rotatably coupled to at least one disk to create at least one rotating disk surface; and

a head stack assembly pivotably mounted to said disk base to position at least one slider over said rotating disk surface,

with said slider comprising a deposited end including at least one means for retaining lubricant accumulating on said deposited end.

2. The hard disk drive of claim 1 , wherein said deposited end further includes at least one member of the group consisting of:

at least one of a first means for retaining said lubricant to the left of a read-write head; and

at least one of a second means for retaining said lubricant to the right of said read-write head.

3. The hard disk drive of claim 2 , wherein at least one member of said group includes a means for chemically retaining said lubricant.

4. The hard disk drive of claim 2 , wherein at least one member of said group includes a means for mechanically retaining said lubricant.

5. The hard disk drive of claim 4 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises a texture.

6. The hard disk drive of claim 4 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises at least one channel from an air bearing surface of said slider.

7. The hard disk drive of claim 4 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises at least one reservoir.

8. A head stack assembly configured to pivotably mount to a disk base of a hard disk drive, comprising:

at least one head gimbal assembly including at least one slider to be positioned over a rotating disk surface in said hard disk drive,

with said slider comprising a deposited end including at least one means for retaining lubricant accumulating on said deposited end.

9. The head stack assembly of claim 8 , wherein said deposited end further includes at least one member of the means group consisting of:

at least one of a first means for retaining said lubricant to the left of a read-write head; and

at least one of a second means for retaining said lubricant to the right of said read-write head.

10. The head stack assembly of claim 9 , wherein at least one member of said means group includes at least one member of the group consisting of:

a means for chemically retaining said lubricant, and

a means for mechanically retaining said lubricant.

11. The head stack assembly of claim 10 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises at least one member of the group consisting of:

a texture,

at least one channel from an air bearing surface of said slider, and

at least one reservoir.

12. A head gimbal assembly positioning a slider over a rotating disk surface of a hard disk drive, comprising said slider including a deposited end comprising at least one means for retaining lubricant accumulating on said deposited end.

13. The head gimbal assembly of claim 12 , wherein said deposited end further includes at least one member of the means group consisting of:

at least one of a first means for retaining said lubricant to the left of a read-write head; and

at least one of a second means for retaining said lubricant to the right of said read-write head.

14. The head gimbal assembly of claim 13 , wherein at least one member of said means group includes at least one member of the group consisting of:

a means for chemically retaining said lubricant, and

a means for mechanically retaining said lubricant.

15. The head gimbal assembly of claim 14 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises at least one member of the group consisting of:

a texture,

at least one channel from an air bearing surface of said slider, and

at least one reservoir.

16. A slider for accessing a rotating disk surface in a hard disk drive, comprising:

a deposited end including at least one means for retaining lubricant accumulating on said deposited end.

17. The slider of claim 16 , wherein said deposited end further includes at least one member of the group consisting of:

at least one of a first means for retaining said lubricant to the left of a read-write head; and

at least one of a second means for retaining said lubricant to the right of said read-write head.

18. The slider of claim 17 , wherein at least one member of said group includes a means for chemically retaining said lubricant.

19. The slider of claim 17 , wherein at least one member of said group includes a means for mechanically retaining said lubricant.

20. The slider of claim 19 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises a texture.

21. The slider of claim 19 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises at least one channel from an air bearing surface of said slider.

22. The slider of claim 19 , wherein said means for mechanically retaining comprises at least one reservoir.