Connector unit having signal paths substantially equal to one another in delay time of signals transmitted therethrough

Claim 1

A connector unit comprising a primary connector and a secondary connector, the primary connector comprising first and sections mounted to opposing surfaces of a plate-shaped electric device, each of the first and second sections comprising at least two parallel rows of contact leads, the contact leads of the rows extending beyond an edge of the electric device in a common direction, the respective rows of each section being arranged in a stacked fashion with respect to the electric device, and the ends of the contact leads of each respective row of each section being displaced with respect to ends of the contact leads of an adjacent row of the same section that is closer to the electric device in a direction that is outward from the edge electric device, the secondary connector comprising rows of contact leads complementary to the rows of contact leads of the first and second sections of the primary connector to provide simultaneous engagement between rows of contact leads of the primary connector and rows of contact leads of the secondary connector.