Patent ID: 6489795
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A test and ground probe assembly comprising:a test probe comprising a unitary elongated electrically conductive arm member movably affixable to a retaining block and having: a pair of generally planar and parallel side surfaces extending along a longitudinal axis; a rear end portion for connecting to a test circuit; a front end portion for contacting a circuit to be tested comprising an upwardly extending tip; and a rear- and a front-central portion, the rear central portion adjacent the rear end portion, the front central portion between the rear central portion and the front end portion, the front central portion having a hole extending through the arm member between the side surfaces; and a pair of ground probes, each comprising a unitary elongated electrically conductive arm member, each movably affixable to a retaining block and having: a pair of generally planar and parallel side surfaces extending along a longitudinal axis; a rear end portion for connecting to ground; a front end portion for contacting a circuit to be tested comprising an upwardly extending tip; a rear- and a front-central portion, the rear central portion adjacent the rear end portion, the front central portion between the rear central portion and the front end portion, the front central portion having a hole extending through the arm member between the side surfaces; wherein the test probe is positioned between the ground probes, all side surfaces thereof generally parallel to each other and the tips approximately coplanar.