Patent ID: 8635711

Claim:
A holder for functionalizing cantilevers comprising: a body having a plurality of channels, wherein each channel of the plurality of channels has an opening at a first end of said each channel and a base surface at an opposing second end of said each channel; a plurality of spring clips, wherein each spring clip of said plurality of spring clips corresponds to said each channel, wherein said each spring clip includes a beam having a mount end and a tab end, wherein the mount end of the beam is fastened to said body at the base surface of said each channel and said tab end contacts a cantilever probe positioned within said each channel when the tab end is at a first position; and a push stud that is in contact with the beam of said each spring clip of the plurality of clips between the mount end of the beam and the tab end of the beam, wherein applying a force to the push stud in a first direction deflects the beam in a first direction to move the tab end of the beam away from the first position to a second position, and when the force is removed from the push stud the beam moves in a second direction to return to the first position.