Patent ID: 6903262

Claim:
Shielding element for electric and/or electronic components of an electric and/or electronic circuit, comprising: an annular side wall ( 11 ) for surrounding those elements ( 25 ) of a circuit that have to be shielded against electromagnetic radiation, said side wall ( 11 ) defining a bottom and a ceiling opening ( 15 ), and a cover ( 12 , 12 ′) for closing the ceiling opening ( 15 ), characterized, in that said cover ( 12 , 12 ′) is detachable attached to said side wall ( 11 ) by joint means that comprises a predetermined breaking line and has to be destroyed for detaching said cover ( 12 , 12 ′) from said side wall ( 11 ), and said predetermined breaking line is formed in an overlapping area of said cover ( 12 , 12 ′) and said side wall ( 11 ).