Slider test socket
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsRazman Zambri, Stefan A. Weissner, Rohit Deokar, Brett R. Herdendorf
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a slider test socket. The slider test socket includes a clamp, which includes a body, a handle having an opening, and a plurality of arms that extend between the body at a first end of the clamp and the handle at a second end of the clamp.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a slider test socket including a clamp that includes:
- a body,
- a handle having an opening, and
- a plurality of arms extending between the body at a first end of the clamp and the handle at a second end of the clamp.
An apparatus comprising:
- a slider test socket including:
- a body coupled to an electrical connector, the body extending along a first plane, and
- a deflectable arm extending from the body along the first plane, wherein the arm is configured to deflect to receive a slider and to retract to clamp the slider.
A method for use with a slider test socket having a clamp with a body, handle with an opening and coupled to a contact feature, and a plurality of arms extending between the body at a first end of the clamp and the handle at a second end of the clamp, the method comprising:
- exerting a first force in a first direction on the handle to deflect the plurality of arms in the first direction;
- placing a slider between the contact feature and the body;
- and
- releasing the first force on the handle such that the slider is clamped between the contact feature and the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.