Patent ID: 7764073

Claim:
An electrical connecting apparatus, comprising: a wiring base plate having a first surface with a plurality of first conductive portions; a probe base plate having a second surface with a plurality of second conductive portions, the second surface being opposed to said first surface; a plurality of screw members for removably coupling said wiring base plate and said probe base plate; and a connecting device for electrically connecting said first and second conductive portions; wherein said connecting device includes: a first sheet-like member provided on one surface with a plurality of first wirings electrically connected to said first conductive portion, the first sheet-like member being disposed such that said first wirings extend in a first direction intersecting said first and second surfaces between said wiring base plate and said probe base plate; a second sheet-like member provided on one surface with a plurality of second wirings electrically connected to said second conductive portion, the second sheet-like member being disposed such that said second wirings are opposed to said first wirings and extend in the first direction between said wiring base plate and said probe base plate; and a pressing device for displacing said first and second sheet-like members relatively between said wiring base plate and said probe base plate in a second direction intersecting said first direction within a plane parallel to said first and second surfaces and relatively pressing said first and second wirings.