Patent ID: 7273385

Claim:
A holding device for holding removably an electronic module that is to be tested by a testing apparatus, said holding device comprising: first and second walls defining an accommodating space that is adapted for extension of the electronic module thereinto, and an insertion space that is reduced in width from said accommodating space; an adapter card extending into said accommodating space through said insertion space, having a first planar surface that faces said first wall, and adapted to be coupled electrically to the testing apparatus; a first deformable sheet member having a first end portion that is secured to said first wall, and a second end portion that is opposite to said first end portion of said first deformable sheet member, that extends into said insertion space, and that is sandwiched securely between said first planar surface of said adapter card and said first wall; a set of first contact pads attached to said first deformable sheet member, and adapted to be coupled electrically to the testing apparatus; and a force-imparting unit including a first force-imparting member that is provided on said first wall, and that is operable so as to impart a pushing force on said first deformable sheet member for elastically deforming said first deformable sheet member to a first contact position, where said first contact pads are flush with said first planar surface of said adapter card and are adapted to establish contact with contact pins of the electronic module that is extended into said accommodating space, thereby permitting the testing apparatus to perform tests on the electronic module.