Patent ID: 6123564
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An apparatus for testing an electronic device having a series of first electrical connectors thereon, said apparatus comprising:a series of second electrical connectors releasably mateable with said series of first electrical connectors; anda support structure operable to support said series of second electrical connectors in an arrangement permitting them to be simultaneously mated with said first electrical connectors in response to a predetermined relative movement between the electronic device and said support structure,one of said series of first electrical connectors and said series of second electrical connectors being sockets, and the other of said series of first electrical connectors and said series of second electrical connectors being plugs receivable in said sockets and having latch portions operative to removably retain said plugs within said sockets, said latch members being deflectable to permit withdrawal of the received plugs from their associated sockets; anda release structure carried by said support structure and being operative to simultaneously deflect the latch members of the received plugs to permit the simultaneous withdrawal thereof from their associated sockets.