Patent ID: 7005869

Claim:
A contactor assembly useable on a component testing system for electrically contacting a terminal on a DUT as the component testing system moves the DUT past the contactor assembly, the contactor assembly comprising: at least three contacts having forward edges for physically and electrically contacting the terminal on the DUT as the component testing system moves the DUT past the contactor assembly, including a first contact having a first forward edge, a second contact having a second forward edge, and a third contact having a third forward edge; a contact-holding structure mountable on the component testing system for supporting the contacts in side-by-side relationship for independent movement of the first, second, and third forward edges toward and away from the terminal on the DUT as the DUT moves past the contactor assembly; and means for spring biasing the first, second, and third forward edges toward the terminal on the DUT; wherein the means for spring biasing the first, second, and third forward edges toward the terminal on the DUT includes at least two springs; wherein a first spring of the at least two springs is arranged to spring bias at least one of the first and third forward edges toward the terminal on the DUT independent of the second forward edge; wherein a second spring of the at least two springs is arranged to spring bias the second forward edge toward the terminal on the DUT independent of the first and third forward edges; and wherein at least one of the contacts includes an integral spring.