Patent ID: 6047172
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An attachment for an electrical transceiver, the attachment comprising:a wall and another wall electrically connectable to a circuit board arranged on one side of the transceiver, said wall and said another wall being positionable on opposite sides of the transceiver and blocking electromagnetic interference through said walls;a cover electrically connected to said wall and said another wall, said cover being positionable adjacent another side of the transceiver opposite the circuit board, said cover blocking electromagnetic interference through said cover;a panel portion electrically connected to said wall, said another wall, and said cover, said panel portion being electrically connectable to a panel arranged on still another side of the transceiver, said panel portion blocking electromagnetic interference though said panel portion;carrier means positioned between the transceiver and the circuit board for attaching the transceiver to the circuit board said wall, said another wall, said cover and said panel portion forming a shield, said shield and said carrier means having carrier electrical connection means for electrically connecting said shield to said carrier means, said carrier means and said shield being connected together to form a housing for receiving the transceiver, said housing being connectable to the circuit board, the transceiver being insertable into, and removeable from, said housing while said housing is connected to the circuit board.