Patent ID: 7778676
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: G02F,H04M,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a conductive structure having an opening; a display panel having a periphery, the display panel being viewable through said opening, and a gasket configured as a ring with electrically insulating external surfaces that includes a central opening allowing the display panel to be viewed, the gasket being in direct contact with the display panel and having at least a portion thereof sandwiched between the display panel and said structure, wherein the gasket has a plurality of closely spaced apertures with electrically insulating external surfaces extending between the display panel and said structure, the apertures configured to lie substantially in a path of an electrostatic discharge propagating across a surface of the gasket towards the display panel to prevent the electrostatic discharge from reaching the periphery of the panel.