Patent ID: 7278879

Claim:
A system for a plurality of connectors each having a dimensional depth, the system comprising: a first longitudinal member; a second longitudinal member; a third longitudinal member, the second longitudinal member being positioned between the first and third longitudinal members and spaced from each of the first and third longitudinal members; a plurality of upper ports arranged in an upper row of ports, each upper port positioned to have one of the plurality of connectors mounted adjacent thereto for access to the connector; a plurality of lower ports arranged in a lower row of ports, each lower port positioned to have one of the plurality of connectors mounted adjacent thereto for access to the connector; and a plurality of shield members extending rearward from the first longitudinal member, the second longitudinal member and the third longitudinal member, and support by at least one of the first, second and third longitudinal members, adjacent ones of the plurality of shield members having one of the upper ports of the upper row of ports therebetween and one of the lower ports of the lower row of ports therebetween, and being spaced apart sufficient for receiving therebetween one of the plurality of connectors at the upper port therebetween and one of the plurality of connectors at the lower port therebetween, the shield members including electrically conductive material.