Patent ID: 7451536

Claim:
A method for mounting a fingerstock EMI shielding gasket on a sheet metal structure, the fingerstock EMI shielding gasket having a generally D-shaped cross section with at least one mounting tab forming at least part of an upright portion thereof, the method comprising: attaching at least one outer tab to a sheet metal structure such that the at least one outer tab protrudes outwardly from a surface of the sheet metal structure; attaching at least one inner tab to the sheet metal structure such that the at least one inner tab protrudes outwardly from the surface of the sheet metal structure, the at least one inner tab being oriented generally toward the at least one outer tab and being laterally separated therefrom; and sliding the fingerstock EMI shielding gasket longitudinally between the at least one inner tab and the at least one outer tab with the at least one mounting tab of the fingerstock EMI shielding gasket being positioned beneath the at least one inner tab thereby securing the fingerstock EMI shielding gasket generally between the at least one inner tab and the at least one outer tab.