Patent ID: 7488900

Claim:
A gasket deflectable into a collapsed orientation between first and second surfaces, the gasket comprising a resilient, electrically-conductive tubular body of indefinite length, the tubular body having a generally continuous interior and exterior surface defining a wall thickness therebetween and including: a base member, a top member, and first and second lateral members, the top member having a narrower width than the base member, the first and second lateral members curving slightly inwardly relative to each other and connecting the base member to the top member such that the gasket has a generally trapezoidal profile collectively defined by the first and second lateral members, base member, and top member; wherein the gasket is configured to seal against EMI and an air pressure differential of at least about 6.4 pounds per square inch when the base member is secured with adhesive to the second surface and the first surface is engaging the top member and compressing the gasket to a gap between about 0.295 inch to about 0.185 inch; and wherein the gasket is configured to seal against EMI and an air pressure differential of at least about 8.6 pounds per square inch without exceeding a gasket force of about thirty-two pounds per inch of gasket length when the base member is secured with adhesive to the second surface and the first surface is engaging the top member and compressing the gasket to a gap between about 0.185 inch to about 0.134 inch.