SCSI strain relief bulkhead with EMI shielding

An apparatus for providing EMI shielding and adjustable strain relief for a plurality of data cables connected to printed circuit boards mounted in a housing, comprising:

• a conductive bracket capable of being attached to said housing, said conductive bracket being formed of a substantially rigid material and having an inner wall;
• a conductive guide track, permanently attached to said inner wall of said conductive bracket and being formed from a substantially rigid material extending away from said inner wall perpendicularly for a first specified distance, and then curved at substantially a 90 degree angle to form at least one flange extending horizontally in parallel to said inner wall, thus forming a cable opening between said inner wall and said flange of a predetermined size that is less than the diameters of said data cables;
• a conductive vise slidably mounted on said flange of said conductive guide track and having a motion impelling device permitting said vise to move forward and backward on said flange;
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• a conductive cover panel capable of being removably attached to said conductive bracket and said housing so that said data cables may be inserted through said cable opening, so that after said conductive cover panel is attached to said bracket and said housing, said conductive vise may be moved against said data cables, compressing said data cables into contact with each other, with said conductive bracket, with said conductive cover panel and with said conductive vise, thus providing both a strain relief and an EMI shield for said data cables.