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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:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward Steketee, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73431 ; 324754 ;
Abstract
A test fixture clamping system is described for holding a circuit board in a test fixture for testing. The clamping system includes upper and lower frame members which are pivotably connected, a pressure plate carried by the upper frame member and being movable between raised and lowered positions, cams carried by the upper frame member and being movable so as to move the pressure plate from a raised position to a lowered position, and a handle for controlling movement of the cam. Preferably the cams include rollers which move on ramps carried by the pressure plate for smooth and easy movement.