Patent ID: 6943287

Claim:
An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding cage for an electronic module, said shielding cage comprising: a conductive bottom member for mounting to a circuit board; a conductive cover member electrically coupled to said bottom member; first and second conductive exterior sidewalls electrically coupled to the bottom and cover members; at least one coinductive interior wall electrically coupled to said bottom and cover members, the interior wall defining at least two distinct, adjacent internal cavities of said cage for receiving electronic modules therein, each of the internal cavities including a distinct opening communicating with the exterior of said cage and through which an electronic module can pass; an electrically-conductive, compressible gasket, said gasket encircling said bottom, said cover and said first and second side walls, said gasket electrically and mechanically contacting said front panel and at least one of said bottom and cover members and first and second side walls, to provide an electromagnetic interference seal between said shielding cage and a device in which said cage is mounted; and, at least one an “L”-shaped, gasket engagement tab formed in at least one of said cover and bottom members, the gasket engagement tab protruding away from the at least one of said cover and bottom members by a predetermined distance H, and which extends toward said conductive gasket, said engagement tab being aligned with said interior wall, whereby said interior wall resists bending of said at least one cover and bottom member during assembly of said gasket to said cage.