Patent ID: 9404940
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G01R

Claim Text:
1. An adapter having a probing end and a head connection end, said head connection end of said adapter for associating with a probing head of an electrical test probe, said probing end of said adapter for contacting at least one signal testing point, said adapter comprising: (a) at least one transmission path providing an electrical connection between said probing end and said head connection end; (b) a flexible tab-board adapter associated with said probing end of said transmission path, said flexible tab-board adapter for contacting at least one signal testing point; (c) said flexible tab-board adapter having at least two flex, each flex having an associated at least one tab; (d) each said at least one tab being relatively stiff as compared to said at least one flex; (e) each said at least one flex allowing flexibility between its associated tab and the rest of said flexible tab-board adapter, said flexibility allowing easy bending, and said flexibility having either a shape-retainable characteristic or a spring-like characteristic, each flex having a first flex end and a second flex end; (f) at least part of at least one compensating network associated with said at least one tab at said first flex end, at least part of said at least one compensating network associated with said rest of said flexible tab-board adapter associated with said second flex end; and (g) a flexible transmission line extension associated with said at least one transmission path, and further comprising a module-extension connector, said module-extension connector having a first component associated with said flexible tab-board adapter and a second component associated with said flexible transmission line extension, the first component and second component of said module-extension connector being engageable and disengageable.