Patent ID: 8282290

Claim:
A connector configured to communicatively couple different components, the connector comprising: a base frame extending along a longitudinal axis between a pair of frame ends; moveable first and second mating arrays comprising respective mating surfaces having terminals arranged thereon; and a coupling mechanism supported by the base frame, the coupling mechanism holding the first and second mating arrays and moving the first and second mating arrays between retracted and engaged positions, the first and second mating arrays being spaced apart from a select component when in the corresponding retracted position, the first and second mating arrays being communicatively coupled to the select component when in the corresponding engaged position, wherein the first and second mating arrays are moved with respect to the base frame at different times by the coupling mechanism, the coupling mechanism configured to drive the first and second mating arrays either at least partially away from each other to the corresponding engaged positions or in a same direction to the corresponding engaged positions.