Plate with an indicator for discerning among pre-identified probe holes in the plate
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. An indicator interface plate configured to provide readily visible identification of predetermined holes, the plate comprising:
- a surface including a plurality of holes having visually discernable markings to allow a user to visually determine which of said plurality of holes are to be populated, wherein a region of the plate said plurality of holes have a first predetermined indicia covering the surface surrounding said plurality of holes, the plate further comprising;
a second removable indicia overlying said first predetermined indicia, saidsecond indicia being different from said first predetermined indicia, wherein said second indicia is removed from areas of said plate adjacent each of said predetermined holes, said predetermined holes are visually identifiable to a user by the appearance of the first indicia.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for providing an effective means for making it easy to identify which holes in an interface plate are to be populated with probes and which are to be left empty. This identification of holes or apertures in a plate is used most commonly an electrical probe testing plates where a probe array is set up and inserted though the plate. The problem is that it is very difficult to double check to see if all probes are installed. With a two-tone color identifier (or other techniques disclosed herein) it is easy to visually or machine read the probe plate for probe installation errors. The method employs coating the plate with a colorant and ablating colorant adjacent holes, which are either populated or empty, the difference being easy to spot.
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1. An indicator interface plate configured to provide readily visible identification of predetermined holes, the plate comprising:
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a surface including a plurality of holes having visually discernable markings to allow a user to visually determine which of said plurality of holes are to be populated, wherein a region of the plate said plurality of holes have a first predetermined indicia covering the surface surrounding said plurality of holes, the plate further comprising;
a second removable indicia overlying said first predetermined indicia, saidsecond indicia being different from said first predetermined indicia, wherein said second indicia is removed from areas of said plate adjacent each of said predetermined holes, said predetermined holes are visually identifiable to a user by the appearance of the first indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An indicator interface device configured to provide immediate visual identification of predetermined holes, the device comprising:
a substantially planar plate having a plurality of holes having visually discernable markings to allow a user to visually determine which of said plurality of holes are to be populated;
said substantially planar plate having a first predetermined color; and
a coating of a second predetermined color overlying a surface of said substantially planar plate adjacent each of said predetermined holes, said second predetermined color being a different color from said first predetermined color, wherein said coating is removed from areas of said plate adjacent each of said predetermined holes, said predetermined holes are visually identifiable to a user by the appearance of the predetermined color.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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