Patent ID: 7427869

Claim:
An apparatus for making a temporary electrical connection with at least one electrical device, comprising: a carrier body extending substantially in a plane and having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a plurality of openings extending through the carrier body from the first surface to the second surface; a layer of compliant material adhered to the first surface and having a plurality of apertures therethrough aligned with the plurality of openings; and a plurality of resilient contact probes, each of the plurality of resilient contact probes partially received within an opening of the plurality of openings and extending through an aperture of the plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of resilient contact probes comprising: a first end region including a first contact end, a second end region including a second contact end, and an intermediate region therebetween, wherein the first end region of each of the plurality of resilient contact probes includes a portion adjacent the layer of compliant material comprising a first lateral dimension greater than a second lateral dimension that defines at least a portion of the opening adjacent the first end region and wherein the compliant material of the layer laterally engages each resilient contact probe passing through each aperture thereof.