Patent ID: 6831452
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An apparatus for wideband single-end probing of variably spaced probe points, comprising:a probe housing (302); a probe barrel (304) at least partially surrounded by said probe housing (302); a probe barrel end cap (306) extending from said probe barrel (304); a probe tip (308) at least partially surrounded by said probe barrel end cap (306) and having a longitudinal axis at an offset angle (a3) from the longitudinal axis of said probe barrel (304); a ground tip (317) adjacent to said probe tip (308) and in electrical communication with said probe barrel (304); a ground tip connector (314) at least partially surrounding a portion of said probe barrel (304); and a ground tip receptacle (316) attached to said ground tip connector (314), wherein said ground tip receptacle (316) at least partially surrounds said ground tip (317) and said ground tip (317) is at least partially retractable within said ground tip receptacle (316).