Electrical apparatus

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A FIXED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY OF THE TYPE HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONNECTOR PINS DISPOSED IN A PLANAR ARRAY ON A SUPPORT, EACH OF SAID PINS INCLUDING A TERMINAL PORTION AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE WIRE-WRAPPED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID TERMINAL PORTION AND SAID SUPPORT, A NON-CONDUCTIVE TEST PANEL COMPRISING FRONT AND REAR SURFACES, A PLURALITY OF HOLES IN SAID PANEL DISPOSED IN CORRESPONDING RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONNECTOR PINS OF SAID PLANAR ARRAY, A PLURALITY OF CONDUCTIVE TEST PROBES INSERTED IN SAID HOLES AND SUPPORTED THEREIN IN INDIVIDUALLY REMOVABLE RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SAID REAR SURFACE, EACH OF SAID PROBES INCLUDING A SHOULDER ABUTTING SAID REAR SURFACE TO LIMIT THE EXTENT OF INSERTION INTO SAID TEST PANEL TO A POINT PRIOR TO SAID FRONT SURFACE, EACH OF SAID PROBES TERMINATING IN A CONCAVE END PORTION REMOVABLY ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE TERMINAL PORTION OF A CONNECTOR PIN TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT THEREWITH, A CONDUCTOR CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID PROBES, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID TEST PANEL IN A PREDETERMINED OPERATING POSITION WITH SAID FRONT SURFACE FACING SAID ASSEMBLY AND SPACED THEREFROM TO PROVIDE A MATING ENGAGEMENT OF SAID PROBES WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING CONNECTOR PINS WITHIN THE HOLES OF SAID TEST PANEL, SAID PANEL BEING REMOVABLE FROM ITS MOUNTING IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID ASSEMBLY.