Patent ID: 7676908

Claim:
A pusher for pressing terminals of an electronic device to be tested against a contact portion of a test head in an electronic device handling apparatus, wherein the pusher comprises a pressing body for contacting the electronic device and a pusher base for supporting said pressing body, wherein the pusher base is adapted to be coupled to and driven by a drive, and wherein said pressing body is attached to said pusher base in a removable way without using any tools, wherein said pressing body is provided on its base portion with a flange portion; said pusher base is provided with a supporting portion for supporting the flange portion of said pressing body, and an opening portion is formed on a part of said supporting portion; said pressing body can be attached to or removed from said pusher base by inserting said flange portion into the supporting portion from the opening portion and by sliding said pressing body toward the center of the pusher base or by sliding said pressing body in a direction of the opening portion to remove said flange portion from said supporting portion; and said pusher base is provided with a protruding member biased to said pressing body side and capable of protruding toward said pressing body and receding within said pusher base.