Patent ID: 6399880
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for shielding electromagnetic interference (EMI) from a circuit card having a faceplate, the apparatus comprising:a gasket for attachment to a circuit card, the gasket including: an exterior surface of a conductive fabric; a compression section for contact with a conductor that is adjacent to the circuit card and with the faceplate of the circuit card; a narrow section configured to fit between the circuit card to which it is mounted and the faceplate of an adjacent card to which the compression section makes electrical contact; and a section formed at an angle with the compression section, the angled section for admitting the faceplate of an adjacent circuit card; and a support member mounted to the circuit card for supporting at least the narrow section the gasket and for aligning the gasket with an edge of the faceplate of the circuit card.