Patent ID: 9664708
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G01R

Claim:
1. A test and measurement device comprising: a housing; a circuit disposed within the housing; a display located on a first side of the housing; a first probe including a first probe body, a first conductive tip, and a first probe wire, the first probe coupled to the housing and in electrical communication with the circuit; a second probe including a second probe body, a second conductive tip, and a second probe wire, the second probe coupled to the housing and in electrical communication with the circuit; a first groove including a first projection and a second projection, the first groove configured to receive the first probe body, the first projection and the second projection configured to retain the first probe body within the first groove; a second groove configured to receive the second probe body; a first recess configured to receive the first probe body; and a second recess configured to receive the second probe body, wherein the first groove receives the first probe body and the second groove receives the second probe body in a use position, in which the first and second probes can be used to make electrical measurements, and wherein the first recess receives the first probe body and the second recess receives the second probe body in a non-use position, in which the first and second probes cannot be used to make electrical measurements.