Patent ID: 6967473

Claim:
An attachable/detachable variable spacing probing tip system for a measurement probe comprising: a housing having a cavity therein defined by top, bottom, side and rear surfaces with the cavity exposed at an opening in the housing opposite the rear surface and opposing attachment arms extending generally orthogonally from a rear surface of the housing; at least a first non-compressive set, resilient member disposed in the rear surface of the housing; first and second pivoting probing arms disposed in the cavity of the housing with the distal ends of the first and second probing arms extending outward from the opening in the housing, the first and second pivoting probing tip arms having first and second support members and first and second probing arm portions of a flexible substrate secured to the respective first and second support members, the flexible substrate having an electrical contact pad portion with at least first and second electrical contact pads and each of the first and second probing arm portions having at least a first electrically conductive trace with one end of each of the electrically conductive traces coupled to one of the first and second electrical contact pads and the other end coupled to a probing contact with each of the first and second probing arm portions having a generally S-shaped fold therein extending from the first and second support members to the electrical contact pad portion of the flexible substrate with the electrical contact pad portion extending from the rear surface of the housing; means disposed in the housing for pivoting the first and second pivoting probing arms; and latching means for securing the electrical contact pad portion of the flexible substrate to the rear surface of the housing with the first and second electrical contact pads disposed adjacent to the non-compressive set, resilient member.