Hand-held probing adapter for a measurement probing system

An adapter for measurement probing system having a probe body coupled to a probing tip member via at least a first coaxial cable comprising:

• a housing having first and second housing members with at least one of the housing members having a chamber defining the interior cavity of the housing with the interior cavity exposed at openings in opposing ends of the housing, the interior cavity having a first portion for receiving the probe body and a second portion for receiving the probing tip member;
• means for securing the probe body and the probing tip member in the housing with a portion of the probing tip member being exposed at the opening in the housing adjacent to the second portion of the interior cavity;
• compliant members disposed in the second portion of the interior cavity adjacent to opposing sides of the probing tip member having a first portion engaging a rearward facing end face of a protrusion on each of the opposing sides of the probing tip member and a second portion engaging a side surface of the protrusion on each of the opposing sides of the probing tip member that provide for axial and lateral rotation movement of the probing tip member;
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• interlocking latching members for securing the first and second housing members together.