Patent ID: 7612299

Claim:
A shielding assembly for enclosing a plurality of electronic modules, the shielding assembly comprising: a cage for mounting to a circuit board, the cage comprising a plurality of exterior walls, at least one interior wall, at least two spaces, and a receiving room formed among the exterior walls, the exterior walls and the at least one interior wall cooperatively defined the at least two spaces for receiving the modules; and a electrically-conductive, compressible gasket received in the receiving room, the gasket electrically contacting the cage and the circuit board to provide an electromagnetic interference seal between the cage and the circuit board; wherein the exterior walls comprise a top wall, first sidewalls, a first rear wall, a bottom wall, second sidewalls, and a second rear wall, the top wall, the first sidewalls and the first rear wall cooperatively defining a cover, the bottom wall, the second sidewalls and the second rear wall cooperatively defining a base; and wherein each of the first sidewalls and the first rear wall comprises a main body depending from the top wall, a skirt parallel to the main body, and a step formed between the main body and the skirt.