Cradle and cable handler for a test head manipulator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9557371
APP PUB NO 20140301817A1
SERIAL NO

14302530

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In one aspect, a cradle system for supporting a load, the cradle system comprising a first arm with a first carriage assembly axially adjustable therealong and a second arm, opposite the first arm, with a second carriage assembly axially adjustable therealong. An actuator is associated with the first and second carriage assemblies and configured such that actuation of the actuator causes the first and second carriage assemblies to move axially in opposite directions. In another aspect, a cable support system comprising a support column and one or more tethers supported by the support column and configurable so that at least one tether is configured to move its supported cable in the same or opposite direction as the test head moves at a rate that is a constant multiplied by the test heads rate of motion where the constant may be greater than, equal to, or less than one.

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INTEST CORPORATIONWILMINGTON DE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Goeuriot, Benoit Jean Michel Aschau im Chiemgau, DE 2 6
Guan, Wei Rosenheim, DE 84 1205
Nappen, Charles Paul Woodbury, US 5 24
Weissacher, Hermann Josef Rimsting, DE 4 17
West, Christopher L Medford, US 21 381

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