Patent ID: 8760182

Claim:
A system for docking an electronic test head with a handling apparatus, comprising: an assembly for bringing together said electronic test head with said handling apparatus during a docking operation and for separating said electronic test head from said handling apparatus during an undocking operation; a mechanism for operating said assembly, the mechanism including at least two cams situated on one of said test head and said handling apparatus for operating said assembly; at least one actuator for operating said mechanism; and a linkage assembly, including at least a first linkage member and a second linkage member, extending between the at least two cams, wherein the actuator mechanism is operable in said docking operation and in said undocking operation, and said first linkage member and said second linkage member of the linkage assembly are both moved in a common direction during the docking operation and are both moved opposite to the common direction during the undocking operation via a pulling tension without a pushing tension during both the docking operation and the undocking operation, wherein said first linkage member slides relative to said second linkage member during one of said docking operation and said undocking operation, and said second linkage member slides relative to said first linkage member during another of said docking operation and said undocking operation.