Patent ID: 6172514
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A retainer for removably securing a test probe or the like to a test fixture having a plate with at least one opening for receiving the test probe, the test probe having a cylindrical body with a forward end, the at least one plate opening being circular and having a diameter larger than the diameter of the cylindrical body, and the plate opening being formed with a circumferential groove, the retainer comprising:a unitary member having a generally cylindrical central bore, said bore having a diameter larger than the diameter of said test probe cylindrical body with a portion of the bore at a first end of the unitary member having a reduced diameter sized to snugly retain therein the forward end of the test probe cylindrical body, a forward section of the unitary member extending rearwardly from said first end includes at least the reduced diameter portion of the bore and has an exterior configured for a snug fit within said plate opening, and the unitary member having a circumferential bead on its exterior surface within said forward section and rearwardly of the reduced diameter portion of the bore, the bead being receivable in the plate opening circumferential groove.