Patent ID: 8672710

Claim:
An electromagnetic gasket ( 100 ) for use on an RJ45 connector, comprising: (a) a sheet ( 110 ) having a plurality of resilient fingers ( 115 ) on an outer peripheral ( 120 ), the plurality of fingers extending outwardly from a bent edge of the outer periphery; and (b) at least four resilient prongs ( 125 ) being bent inward to form a passageway ( 130 ) that is sized and dimensioned to receive an RJ45 connector ( 105 ); (c) wherein when the RJ45 connector is inserted through the passageway, (i) the resilient prongs are adapted to urge against top ( 135 ), bottom ( 140 ), and two side surfaces ( 145 ) of a shell ( 102 ) of the RJ45 connector in such a manner to prevent the gasket from disengaging from the RJ45 connector, (ii) the plurality of resilient fingers extend outward and beyond the top, bottom, and two side surfaces of the shell of the RJ45 connector and are adapted to urge against a surface ( 185 ) of a faceplate ( 160 ), (iii) the plurality of fingers and prongs form and maintain an electrical-conductive path between surfaces of the shell of the RJ45 connector and the surface of the faceplate, and (iv) at least one of the four resilient prongs is shaped substantially as a trapezoid with an abutting square ( 126 ) and adapted to urge against the top surface of the shell of the RJ45 connector in such a manner as to prevent the gasket from disengaging from the RJ45 connector.