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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
William A Reimer, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
GTE Communication Systems Corp., Northlake, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ; G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3241 / ; 3241 / ; 324 / ;
Abstract
A test fixture including deflectable test probes employing flexible members attaching a probe head to a probe shaft, the probe head engaging a locating aperture to deflect the probe head to a printed wiring board test point not in alignment with the test probe axis. The test probe head may be of conical shape and include a plurality of ribs spaced along an outer surface thereof to reduce friction. The probe head may include a tip which is rounded to reduce test point damage or optionally pointed to achieve fine test point contacting resolution.