Patent ID: 9343830
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G01R,H01R

Claim Text:
1. A contact for testing an integrated circuit, comprising: an elongate contact body including a front surface and a rear surface, first and second side surfaces, and an upper surface, and a plurality of cavities in the elongate contact body, each cavity having associated therewith a first opening in the upper surface and a second opening in one of the side and front surfaces; a plurality of resilient tubular members, each disposed in a respective one of said plurality of cavities, each resilient tubular member having a longitudinal axis, each respective second opening associated with a respective cavity sized to receive its resilient tubular member thereinthrough; and a plurality of contact links each associated with a respective one of said tubular members and extending from said associated cavity through said respective first opening in the upper surface, the plurality of contact links biased by its respective tubular member in a first extended position, each contact link arranged for pivotal movement about an axis parallel to the axis of the respective tubular member.