Patent ID: 8278955

Claim:
A contact cell comprising: a first element that is flexible and electrically conductive, the first element structured to have at least one bend along an entire length of the first element; a second element that is flexible and electrically conductive, the second element structured to have at least one bend along an entire length of the second element; a tie that is electrically non-conductive, the tie affixed to each element in a set of elements, the set of elements consisting of the first element and the second element, such that the first element and second element are physically and electrically separated from each other; wherein the first element comprises a tip portion that is structured to contact a land of a leadless package and a base portion that is structured to contact a first electrical trace on a circuit board, and wherein the tip portion and the base portion are separated by the bend; wherein the base portion of the first element is configured to remain fixed in response to a force on the tip portion of the first element directed towards the circuit board, and the tip portion of the first element is configured to flexibly follow a path substantially described by an arc relative to the base portion of the first element in response to the force on the tip portion of the first element; and wherein the second element comprises a tip portion that is structured to contact a second land of the leadless package and a base portion that is structured to contact a second electrical trace on the circuit board.