Patent ID: 8064220

Claim:
An information handling system comprising: a metallic chassis operable to support processing components, the metallic chassis having a non-conductive surface; plural processing components disposed in the chassis, the processing components operable to process information; and a conductive pad operable to conduct electricity, the conductive pad in electrical communication with at least one of the processing components; wherein the metallic chassis and conductive pad have opposing structural features sized to fit into each other with one or more conductive elements extending between the opposing structural features to establish electrical communication between the conductive pad and the metallic chassis through the metallic chassis non-conductive surface; and wherein the opposing structural features comprise a protrusion extending from the conductive pad and a cavity formed in the metallic chassis, the protrusion sized to fit in the cavity, and wherein the conductive elements comprise friction elements extending from the protrusion to bite through the non-conductive surface during an insertion of the protrusion into the metallic chassis.