Patent ID: 6677772
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A test probe contactor for testing an electrical device, comprising:at least one socket securely attached about an elongated housing, said housing comprising top and bottom opposite open ends and an isolating feature, an uppermost portion and a lowermost portion of said housing being disposed against said socket such that there is substantially zero clearance between said uppermost and lowermost portions and said at least one socket; a top probe partially positioned within said housing, said top probe slidable within said housing along its longitudinal axis and terminating in a probe tip; a bottom probe partially positioned within said housing, said bottom probe slidable within said housing along its longitudinal axis and terminating in a probe tip; a top compression spring positioned within said housing engaging and axially biasing said top probe outward from said housing, said top compression spring braced continuously against said isolating feature; and a bottom compression spring positioned within said housing engaging and axially biasing said bottom probe outward from said housing, said bottom compression spring braced continuously against said isolating feature.