A suspension is provided, which has a base, a load beam and a hinge
structure. The hinge structure and at least one of the base and the load
beam are formed of a single continuous piece of multiple layer laminate
material, which includes first and second layers. The hinge structure
includes a first beam formed by the first layer and a second beam formed
by the second layer. The first layer is absent along the second beam and
the second layer is absent along the first beam such that the first and
second beams are vertically offset from one another. The first and second
beams extend between the base and the load beam.