Patent ID: 8624133

Claim:
A filler panel for an electronics shelf, the electronics shelf comprising a plurality of slots each configured to receive an electronic device, the filler panel configured to be inserted in a slot in place of an electronic device and comprising: a non-conductive main body, the main body comprising a front wall, a side wall, and a back wall, the front wall and back wall configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf and the side wall configured to extend into a depth of the slot when the slot does not contain an electronic device; and an electromagnetic shielding portion comprising a conductive material and coupled to the main body; the main body further comprising one or more cable clips each configured to retain one or more cables within the main body, wherein the one or more of the clips are configured to retain a connector coupled to an end of each the one or more cables, the connector configured to be connected to the electronic device that the slot is configured to receive.