Patent ID: 8922196

Claim:
A multifunction test instrument probe comprising: a housing having a hollow bore with an open end; a first plunger carried in said hollow bore, said first plunger having a first end including a thumb press portion, a second end terminating in an alligator clamp having a pair of jaws, and a first plunger compression spring normally biasing said first end thumb press away from said housing, and normally biasing said alligator clamp substantially within said hollow bore proximate said open end; a second plunger carried in said hollow bore, said second plunger having a first end including a thumb press portion, a second end terminating in a point, and a second plunger compression spring normally biasing said first end thumb press away from said housing, and biasing said point within said hollow bore proximate said open end; wherein when said first plunger is depressed, said alligator clamp is extended from said open end and said jaws are urged open by a jaw spring, and when said first plunger is released, said first plunger compression spring acts to retract said alligator clamp back towards said hollow bore and said jaws are urged closed by contact with said open end; and when said second plunger is depressed, said point is extended from said open end.