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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Intest Corporation, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Christopher L. West, Medford, NJ (US);
Charles P. Nappen, Woodbury, NJ (US);
Steven J. Crowell, Merchantville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
inTEST Corporation, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/20 (2006.01); G01R 1/04 (2006.01); G01R 1/067 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/0416 (2013.01); G01R 1/067 (2013.01); G01R 31/2887 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for docking a test head to a peripheral. A docking pin () is moved past a projection () in a catch (). The docking pin is further moved until the catch rotates and the projection in the catch engages a notch or indentation () in the docking pin. A piston () is moved on to the catch so that the catch is prevented from rotating. The piston is further moved so that the test head is docked to the peripheral.