Patent ID: 7602203

Claim:
A probe for testing electrical characteristics of an object to be tested, comprising: a support member for supporting the probe, the support member facing the object to be tested, and the probe being constructed to be freely attachable to the support member by locking in the support member; a fitting/locking portion for locking the probe in the support member, the fitting/locking portion being fitted into a hole formed in the support member from a side of the object to be tested and locked therein; and a conduction member connected to the fitting/locking portion, the conduction member being formed of an electrically conductive material, wherein the fitting/locking portion includes a base portion which is larger than an opening portion in a longitudinal direction of the hole, and fitting portions having two plates which have flexibility and elasticity in a direction in which the two plates face each other, wherein the fitting/locking portion is formed of an electrically conductive material, and is formed to penetrate the hole in the support member from the side of the object to be tested to an opposite side and to project from a face of the opposite side of the support member, and wherein the conduction member passes through the hole in the support member and projects from the face of the support member opposite to the side of the object to be tested.