Patent ID: 7059899

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a first bank of processors; a second bank of processors spaced apart from the first bank of processors; and a connector assembly configured to operatively connect at least a portion of the first bank of processors to at least a portion of the second bank of processors, the connector assembly having— (a) a first connector unit including a plurality of individual first connector sets that include a plurality of first contacts operatively connected to the first bank of processors, (b) a second connector unit including a plurality of second connector sets that include a plurality of second contacts operatively connected to the second bank of processors, and (c) a movable guide structure carrying at least one of the first and second connector units, wherein the movable guide structure extends and retracts to accommodate movement of the at least one of the first and second connector units relative to the other one of the first and second connector units to align the plurality of first connector sets with corresponding second connector sets and releasably engage the plurality of first contacts with the plurality of second contacts.