Patent ID: 6175076
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A casing gasket for providing a spatial contact and an electrical connection between first and second pieces of a casing for electronic equipment, the gasket comprising an electrically conductive resilient body of substantially C-shaped cross-section for grasping opposite sides of a panel on said first piece of said casing, the body having a first limb for engaging one of said sides of the panel and a second limb for engaging other of said sides of the panel, and a contact portion on a convex side of the body whereby a lateral contact force applied to said contact portion by said second piece of said casing being brought into overlapping relation with said panel causes the body to pivot with respect to said panel so that a movement of the contact portion is made up not only of an elastic deformation of the body, but also by a pivotal motion of the body with respect to the panel.