Patent ID: 7924036

Claim:
A contactor assembly comprising: a plurality of contact probes, each probe having a proximal end and a distal end; a probe holder near the proximal end for keeping the plurality of probes in a parallel and spaced apart manner; a contactor holder disposed after the probe holder with respect to the proximal end; wherein the contactor holder comprises a stack made up of a base laminate, a top laminate and a cover shaped and dimensioned to fit with the top laminate, the top laminate having two rows of apertures through its thickness so that each of the plurality of contact probes are seen through the two rows of apertures in a staggered manner; and a rear face of the cover facing the top laminate has at least one conductive pad in register with an aperture on the top laminate; and a load board, wherein the distal ends of the plurality of contact probes are operable to terminate on the load board and the load board is operable to connect to a test circuitry.