Patent ID: 7202680

Claim:
A touch probe comprising: a deflectable stylus having a rest position mechanism on which the stylus is arranged; and a housing in which the rest position mechanism is accommodated; wherein the rest position mechanism comprises a stylus holder including a plurality of carrying elements and a plurality of seating elements corresponding to the carrying elements and which interact with the carrying elements in order to arrange the stylus holder in the touch probe, wherein the carrying elements and the seating elements form a sensing circuit which is closed when the carrying elements are in contact with the seating elements and which is open when at least one of the carrying elements does not contact a corresponding seating element; wherein electrical conducting means are directly permanently secured and connected to at least one of the seating elements; and wherein a partial gold coating is provided on the seating elements in a region of a contact point between the seating element and a respective one of the conducting means, and a soldered connection is formed between the conducting means and the contact point on the respective seating elements.