Integrated EMI-shield-and-bezel-retention feature for use with electronic devices

A method for fastening a bezel to an equipment enclosure while also securing an EMI shield to the bezel, the method comprising:

• mounting a snap to the equipment enclosure, the snap having a convex tip;
• molding an EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature to the bezel, the EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature including one or more ramps, each ramp having a back edge, and one or more guide strips, each guide strip having a flanged section;
• securing the EMI shield to the bezel by sliding the EMI shield underneath the flanged section of each guide strip;
• and
• fastening the bezel to the equipment enclosure by pressing the EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature onto the snap so that the convex tip of the snap climbs the ramps and the tip of the snap descends in contact with the back edges of the ramps in order to secure the snap within the EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature.

A method for providing an EMI-shield-retention mechanism and a bezel-fastening mechanism within an equipment enclosure, the method comprising:

• mounting a snap to the equipment enclosure;
• and
• molding an EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature to the bezel, the EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature including one or more guide strips, each guide strip containing a flanged section, and one or more ramps;
• securing the EMI shield to the bezel by positioning the guide strips on the bezel such that, when an EMI shield is placed against the bezel, the EMI shield is held between the bezel and the flanged section each guide strip;
• and
• mounting the EMI shield/bezel combination to the equipment enclosure by positioning the ramps on the bezel such that, when the bezel is closed, the EMI-shield-and-snap-retention feature engages and secures the snap, thereby securing the bezel to the equipment enclosure.