Cable dock fixture with EMI shielding

An EMI gasket disposed within a cable dock coupled to an IO panel of a casing that houses electronic components, said EMI gasket facilitating the shielding of EMI emitted when signals are transmitted by, to, and from said casing by a cable whose cable backshell has a cable-end connector coupled to a matching IO connector exposed by said cable dock, said EMI gasket comprising:

• a plurality of teeth adapted to hook to said IO panel such that said EMI gasket makes contact with said IO panel and said cable dock, wherein when said cable backshell is plugged into said cable dock, said EMI gasket makes further contact with said cable backshell to form an electrically conducting path that bypasses an interface between said IO connector and said cable-end connector, thereby forming an EMI shield between said IO panel and said cable backshell, said electrically conducting path including said IO panel, said EMI gasket, said cable dock, and said cable backshell;
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• a plurality of fingers spaced with a characteristic length for shielding out a particular range of EMI.

A method for shielding EMI emitted from where a cable backshell couples to a casing that houses electrical circuits, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) attaching a cable dock to a side panel of said housing at the location where an IO connector is exposed for coupling to a cable-end connector of said cable backshell, said cable dock adapted for docking said cable backshell when said cable-end connector is coupled to said IO connector;
• b) disposing within said cable dock an EMI gasket which makes contact with said cable dock and said side panel, wherein when said cable backshell is plugged into said cable dock, said EMI gasket making further contact with said cable backshell such that an electrical conducting path is formed that bypasses an interface between said cable-end connector and said IO connector, thereby shielding EMI emitted from said interface, said electrical conducting path including said side panel, said EMI gasket, said cable dock, and said cable backshell.