Patent ID: 7911759

Claim:
An electronic device having ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection for a plurality of sides of said electronic device, comprising: an external cover configured to externally cover a first side of said electronic device, said external cover having at least one aperture, and a plurality of slots disposed sufficiently close to a periphery of said at least one aperture such that ESD current is diverted to material disposed in at least one of said plurality of slots if said ESD current penetrates a gap that exists at said at least one aperture; and an ESD shield configured for providing ESD protection for a second side of the electronic device and also for said first side, said second side being opposite said first side, said ESD shield including an ESD-shielding surface configured to provide said ESD protection for at least a portion of said second side, and a plurality of orthogonally protruding ESD shielding tabs, which are orthogonal to the ESD-shielding surface, individual ones of said plurality of orthogonally protruding ESD shielding tabs configured to fit within respective ones of said plurality of slots when said ESD shield is mated with said external cover.