Actuator assembly
OwnerMehdi A. Imaniinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an actuator assembly for uniformly actuating a testing device into a test socket assembly. The actuator assembly has a guide member for interlocking the actuator assembly with the test socket assembly. Once the actuator assembly is interlocked, a stem having a planar contact surface is able to uniformly engage a test device and actuate the test device into the test socket. The present invention further provides a mechanical stop for locking the actuated stem for multiple testing.
Claims29
An actuator assembly comprising:
- a guide member having an interlocking portion for positioning said guide member over a test device, said guide member having a through-hole and an interlocking portion, and
- a stem being moveably positioned within said through-hole, said stem having a planar contact surface for uniformly engaging the test device, and
- a mechanical stop for locking a position of said stem within said through-hole and maintaining said stem in contact with the test device.
The actuator assembly according to claim 31, wherein said actuator has a threaded portion.
An actuator for setting and maintaining a predetermined compression on a test device during testing, said actuator comprising:
- a stem having a first end for contacting the test device, and a second end,
- an actuator for contacting said second end of said stem, thereby advancing said stem toward the test device, and
- an adjustable stop for contacting a portion of said actuator, said adjustable stop constructed and arranged to limit the advancement of said stem with respect to the test device.
A method for uniformly actuating a test device into a test socket comprising the steps of:
- 1) positioning an actuator assembly over said test device wherein said test device is positioned within a test socket assembly, and
- 2) interlocking said actuator assembly with said test socket assembly, and
- 3) actuating said actuator assembly wherein a contacting portion of said actuator assembly urges said test device into said test socket assembly, and
- 4) locking said actuator assembly such that said contacting portion maintains actuation contact with said test device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.