Patent ID: 7385407

Claim:
A contactor assembly for electrically connecting an electrical test component to a testing machine for testing the test component, the contactor assembly comprising: a first test structure, the first test structure comprising: a first plurality of electrical terminals; a first plurality of resilient interconnection elements, each having a first end connected to an electrical terminal of the first plurality of electrical terminals and a free end opposite the first end to electrically contact the test component; and a second plurality of resilient interconnection elements, each having a first end connected to an electrical terminal of the first plurality of electrical terminals and a free end opposite the first end to electrically contact a second plurality of electrical terminals; a second test structure, the second test structure comprising: the second plurality of electrical terminals; and a plurality of electrical contact elements distant from the electrical terminals; a retaining component to secure the position of the first test structure to a relative position of the second test structure; and an electrical path bridging each electrical terminal with a respective one of the electrical contact elements, wherein each electrical contact element has a body which defines a flat surface to provide support to matching contactor elements when the matching contactor elements are deformed under a clamping force.