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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nathan R Smith, Vincentown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
InTest Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414590 ; 414723 ;
Abstract
A system for positioning an electronic test head of a test system with respect to an electronic device handler. A positioner assembly moves vertically and provides substantial movement in the horizontal plane with six degrees of freedom. The positioner assembly includes a section for attaching the test head. A counterbalancing assembly is coupled to the positioner assembly to provide a substantially weightless condition to the positioner assembly with the test head attached.