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US 5,184,065 AGranted
Twist lock probe tip
AssigneeTektronix, Inc.
InventorWarren L. Chism
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Abstract
A twist lock probe tip has a flexible body of an insulative material with an electrical conductor embedded within the flexible body or coated on one side of a flat flexible body. The flexible body has a notch for exposing the embedded electrical conductor and/or for engaging a lead of an electrical component. The flexible body is inserted between the leads of the electrical component and twisted by means of an attached knob or wing lever so that the notches engage adjacent leads and the conductor contacts the desired lead.
Claims4
A twist lock probe tip for an electrical test probe comprising:
- a flat elongate body of an insulating material having opposing notches formed therein for engaging leads of an integrated circuit device;
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- a conductor coated on one of the surfaces of the flat elongate body with the conductor exposed within the notches for making electrical contact with one of the leads of the integrated circuit device, the other lead being in contact with the insulating elongate body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.