Patent ID: 7262614

Claim:
A planar probing tip comprising: (a) a planar probing tip body, a first test point connector projection, a second test point connector projection, a motion actuator, and a motion translator; (b) said first test point connector projection having a first test point connector projection connection end and a first test point connector projection body end, said first test point connector projection body end movably attached to said planar probing tip body to allow motion therebetween; (c) said second test point connector projection having a second test point connector projection connection end and a second test point connector projection body end, said second test point connector projection body end attached to said planar probing tip body; (d) said motion translator attached at a first end to said motion actuator and at a second end to at least one of said test point connector projections, said motion translator for converting input from said motion actuator to at least one of said test point connector projection connection ends; and (e) said motion actuator for selectively actuating motion between said at least one of said test point connector projection connection ends and said planar probing tip body; (f) wherein said planar probing tip body, said first test point connector projection, and said second test point connector projection are substantially planar in an x-y plane, said motion translator for converting input from said motion actuator to at least one of said test point connector projection connection end in a third dimension out of said x-y plane.