Patent ID: 6997741

Claim:
A connector assembly for operatively connecting a first bank of processors to a second bank of processors, the connector assembly comprising: a first connector unit having a first connector support and a plurality of first connector sets mounted to the first connector support, wherein individual first connector sets include a plurality of first contacts; and a second connector unit having a second connector support and a plurality of second connector sets mounted to the second connector support, wherein individual second connector sets include a plurality of second contacts, wherein at least one of the first connector unit and the second connector unit is movable relative to the other one of the first connector unit and the second connector unit to engage the plurality of first connector sets with the plurality of second connector sets at least approximately concurrently, and wherein at least one of the first connector unit and the second connector unit is carried by at least one extendable mechanism that extends and retracts to accommodates movement of the at least one connector unit relative to the other one of the connector units.