Patent ID: 7969748

Claim:
A slide assembly for slidably opening and closing an electronic device and for providing EMI shielding to one or more electronic components on a substrate, the slide assembly comprising: first and second slide members slidably coupled so as to allow the first slide member to be slidably moved relative to the second slide member; EMI shielding structure along at least one surface of at least one of the first and second slide members; wherein a corresponding portion of the at least one of the first and second slide members that resides within a perimeter defined by the EMI shielding structure covers the EMI shielding structure and is operable as an EMI shielding lid for the EMI shielding structure; whereby the EMI shielding structure and the corresponding portion of the at least one of the first and second slide members are operable for cooperatively providing EMI shielding for one or more board-mounted electronic components of a substrate when disposed within the interior cooperatively defined by the EMI shielding structure, the at least one of the first and second slide members, and the substrate.