Patent ID: 8145285
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H02G,H04M

Abstract:
1. A wireless terminal, comprising: a first member; a second member overlying the first member, wherein at least one of the first and second members is configured to slide between open and closed configurations, and wherein the first member and the second member define a cavity therebetween; and a gasket attached to the first and second members, the gasket having an elongate body portion with opposing first and second end portions affixed to a respective one of the first and second members, wherein the elongate body portion of the gasket is configured to snugly reside in the cavity when the wireless terminal is in the open and the closed configurations, wherein the gasket is configured to provide an electrical path between at least one component in the first member to at least one component in the second member, and wherein the elongate body portion is configured to allow the first and second members to slide between the open and closed configurations while snugly abutting both the first and second members to inhibit dust from entering a target interior space of the second member when the wireless terminal is in the open configuration.