Patent ID: 7382144

Claim:
A test fixture for holding signal terminals, comprising: a plurality of signal terminals each comprising a body having a pin and a probe respectively extending from opposite ends of the body; a socket formed with a plurality of holes for placing corresponding signal terminals, the socket comprising a plurality of protrusions each of which is formed in a corresponding one of the holes for contacting a first end of the corresponding signal terminal; and a fixing module removably attached to the socket for restricting the signal terminals in the holes such that the pin and the probe respectively extend outside of the socket and the fixing module, the fixing module comprising a first fixing unit and a second fixing unit for clamping a second end of each of the signal terminals wherein the signal terminals are respectively restricted between the fixing modules and the protrusions formed in the holes; wherein each of the signal terminals comprises a cone extending from the second end of the signal terminal and the second fixing unit contacts the first fixing unit so that the cone of the signal terminal is clipped between the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit.