Patent ID: 8988090
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A device for forming a plurality of temporary mechanical and electrical connections between a device under test (DUT) having a plurality of terminals, comprising: a plurality of electrically conductive force contacts extending toward a device under test and being deflectable, each force contact in the plurality being laterally arranged to correspond to one terminal; said force contacts being a plurality of vertically oriented spaced spring biased pins, each pin including a contact point aligned to engage said terminals on a portion of the terminal and a plurality of electrically conductive sense contacts, each sense contact in the plurality being laterally arranged to correspond to one force contact and one terminal, each sense contact in the plurality extending toward the device under test proximate the corresponding force contact; wherein each sense contact in the plurality includes a freely movable portion extending resiliently toward device under test wherein the sense contact is laterally separated from the corresponding force contact; and wherein the free portion includes an aperture at its distal end that is spaced sufficiently to allow passage at least a portion of the force contact.