Patent ID: 6890185

Claim:
A meandering cantilever contact comprising: a. a triangular footprint having a center corner coinciding with a contacting axis along which a test contact is contacting said cantilever contact; b. a contact tip proximal to said contacting axis for contacting said test contact; c. a base mechanically connecting said cantilever contact to a carrier structure, said base being placed within a distal portion of said footprint and substantially coplanar with said footprint, said distal portion being distal to said contacting axis; d. a base beam extending from said base towards said contact tip; e. a reverting bow at an end of said base beam that is close to said contact tip; f. a reverting beam extending from said reverting bow away from said contact tip; g. a forward bow at an end of said reverting beam that is distal to said contact tip; h. a tip beam extending from said forward bow towards said contact tip, said tip beam terminating in said contact tip.