Patent ID: 7148713
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A contact probe comprising: a first length of wire having a head section, a coil section and a tail section, said head and tail sections extending from said coil in opposite directions as leads; said coil section of said first length of wire having a longitudinal axis; said head and tail sections of said first length of wire having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said coil section; said head section of said first length of wire having a length of approximately a combined length of said coil and tail sections of said first length of wire, a second length of wire having a head section, a coil section and a tail section, said head and tail sections extending from said coil in opposite directions as leads; said coil section of said second length of wire having a longitudinal axis; said head and tail sections of said second length of wire having a longitudinal axis generally parallel to said longitudinal axis of said coil section; said head section of said second length of wire having a length of approximately a combined length of said coil and tail sections of said second length of wire, wherein said first length of wire is interleaved with said second length of wire and wherein said head section of said first length of wire extends through said coil section of said second length of wire along said longitudinal axis of said coil section of said second length of wire, and wherein said head section of said second length of wire extends through said coil section of said first length of wire along said longitudinal axis of said coil section of said first length of wire.