Patent ID: 7675304
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for an elongated test probe structured to engage a device under testing, the elongated test probe including a body, an actuator and a retractable portion, the mounting assembly comprising: a base; and at least a first resilient mount mechanically coupled to the base, the at least a first resilient mount structured to receive the test probe thereon and to generally bias the test probe away from said base, thereby being at least partially deflectable to allow movement of the test probe toward and away from the base, wherein, responsive to the test probe engaging the device under testing, the at least a first resilient mount is structured to establish and maintain a generally vertically aligned relationship between the test probe and the device under testing, and wherein, when the test probe engages the device under testing, the retractable portion of the test probe is structured to retract into the body of the test probe, thereby exposing the actuator to test the device under testing.