Patent ID: 7589607

Claim:
A contactor comprising: a fixed contact plate; a moveable contact plate that is resiliently deformable between a position remote from the fixed contact plate and a position in contact with the fixed contact plate; and a first adhesive insulating sheet which is interposed between the two contact plates, which first insulating adhesive sheet adheres along two opposing faces thereof and retains the two contact plates; a conductive cover comprising a metal plate positioned over the moveable contact plate, and an aperture adapted to allow the moveable contact plate to be deformed; and a second adhesive insulating sheet interposed between the conductive cover and the moveable contact plate, which second adhesive insulating sheet adheres along two opposing faces of the moveable contact plate and the conductive cover; and wherein the moveable contact plate comprises a resiliently deformable contact region and a connection region, the moveable contact plate being fixedly joined to the first adhesive insulating sheet by the connection region.