Patent ID: 11940480
Assignee: ANORA, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus, comprising:
a test head frame;
a tray slidably coupled to the test head frame, the tray slidable between an ejected position outside the test head frame and a retracted position inside the test head frame;
a carrier plate configured to hold a first printed circuit board (PCB) to be tested, the carrier plate removably attached to the tray;
a stiffener frame slidably attached to the test head frame;
a bed of nails removably attached to the stiffener frame and including a plurality of spring-loaded pins configured to connect to the first PCB and to a plurality of interface printed circuit boards (PCBs); and
a press down mechanism coupled to the test head frame, the press down mechanism movable in a first direction to cause, when the tray is in the retracted position, the carrier plate with the first PCB to move in the first direction to engage the plurality of spring-loaded pins in the bed of nails to form an electrical connection.