Patent ID: 8922231

Claim:
A test probe, comprising: (a) a conductive member having an electrically conductive tip and further having a first end of the conductive member opposite of the tip; (b) an insulative member having an insulative member axis extending along a length of the insulative member, the insulative member surrounding a first portion of the conductive member and the first end of the conductive member so that a second portion of the conductive member is exposed from the insulative member, the conductive member being operable to move relative to the insulative member substantially along the insulative member axis in first and second directions; and (c) a locking mechanism that is rotatably coupled to the insulative member and rotatable relative to the insulative member in the first direction while coupled to the insulative member to prevent the conductive member from moving relative to the insulative member substantially along the insulative member axis in the first and second directions and wherein the locking mechanism is rotatable relative to the insulative member in the second direction while coupled to the insulative member to allow the conductive member to move relative to the insulative member substantially along the insulative member axis in the first and second directions.