Patent ID: 7939766

Claim:
An apparatus for electrically shielding electronic components, the apparatus comprising: a circuit board having a first surface with a plurality of electronic components mounted on the first surface, the first surface having a first region and a second region, the circuit board comprising: a ground plane; a trace on the first surface coupled to at least one electronic component in the first region and coupled to at least one electronic component in the second region; a strip of conductive material on the first surface, the strip of conductive material forming a perimeter around the first region of the circuit board, the strip of conductive material coupled to the ground plane, the strip of conductive material defining at least one gap wherein the trace is oriented through the at least one gap; and a first filtering device coupled to the trace on a first side of the gap; and a cover for the first region of the circuit board, the cover composed of a conductive material, the cover comprising: a contact surface configured to contact the strip of conductive material on the circuit board, wherein the contact surface has at least one notch; wherein the at least one gap is configured to align with the at least one notch when the cover is installed on the circuit board.