Patent ID: 8444437
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector assembly comprising: a cage having a front end and an internal compartment, the front end being open to the internal compartment of the cage, the internal compartment being configured to receive a pluggable module therein through the front end, the cage comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface being opposite the exterior surface and defining a boundary of the internal compartment; an electromagnetic interference (EMI) gasket mounted to the front end of the cage such that the EMI gasket is engaged with and electrically connected to the cage, the EMI gasket comprising electrically conductive springs that are configured to engage and electrically connect to the pluggable module when the pluggable module is received within the internal compartment of the cage, the EMI gasket comprising an outer segment that extends over at least a portion of the exterior surface at the front end of the cage, the EMI gasket comprising a flange that extends outward from the outer segment in a direction generally away from the interior surface of the cage; and a bracket mounted to the front end of the cage such that the bracket extends at least partially around the EMI gasket, the bracket having a wall that is engaged with the flange of the EMI gasket for holding the EMI gasket on the front end of the cage.