Enclosure for housing electronic components
AssigneeGichner Systems Group, Inc.
InventorGeorge McIlwraith
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Abstract
An improved device for providing EMI/RFI shielding for a joint is disclosed comprising a compressible, resilient sealing element and a conductive shielding element bonded to the sealing element and positioned such that the shielding element provides a direct electrical contact across the joint. The disclosed invention further provides a cabinet which effectively utilizes such a device. The disclosed invention also includes an improved cabinet construction which minimizes the paths by which moisture and debris may enter the cabinet interior, while providing a cabinet which is transportable without violating the integrity of the cabinet structure.
Claims8
A cabinet comprising:
- a corner member having a plurality of brackets extending therefrom and positioned normal to one another.
- a plurality of frame members corresponding to said plurality of brackets, one of said frame members being slidably positioned over each of said brackets and abutting said corner member;
- a flange extending upwardly from each of said plurality of frame members;
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- a top panel having a downwardly extending lip formed around its periphery, said top panel being positioned atop said plurality of frame members such that said lip on said top panel is disposed exteriorly of said flange on said plurality of frame members such that said flange extends upwardly toward said top panel at a point inside outer periphery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.