An apparatus for unloading a moveable member comprises a ramp structure
with an inclined surface. A lift tab of the moveable member advances
along the ramp structure to the inclined surface while pivoting about a
pivot point to undergo an increase in elevation above a base surface. The
inclined surface has a slope determined in relation to angular deflection
of the lift tab induced by said increase in elevation. Preferably, the
slope of the inclined surface substantially matches an angle of the lift
tab when the lift tab is disposed on the inclined surface. The inclined
surface preferably constitutes a parking surface, and the ramp structure
further preferably comprises an entry/exit ramp surface and a latch
surface along which the lift tab travels to reach the parking surface.
The moveable member preferably comprises a flexible suspension which
supports a transducer adjacent a data storage medium in a data storage
device.