Patent ID: 7238893

Claim:
An EMI gasket mechanism for sealing a space anterior to a surface, thereby inhibiting or preventing passage of EMI radiation through the space, the EMI gasket mechanism comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw spaced apart from the first jaw by a distance, the first and second jaws defining a region therebetween; a resilient EMI gasket disposed in the region; and an actuator operably linked to the first and second jaws and configured to reduce the distance between the first and second jaws when the actuator is activated, thereby squeezing the resilient EMI gasket between the first and second jaws and causing a portion of the resilient EMI gasket to protrude beyond an edge of one of either the first and second jaws such that the protruding portion of the resilient EMI gasket is forced into contact with the surface, thereby sealing the space anterior to the surface against passage of EMI radiation.