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EMI-shielding strain relief cable boot and dust cover

US6482017B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 2000
Grant dateNov 19, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 22, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6596
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

EMI-shielding strain relief boots and dust covers and methods of using these boots and dust covers are described. An inventive EMI-shielding strain relief boot includes a flexible elongated boot body and an EMI shield. The boot body has a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner surface defining a bore sized and arranged to contain an end portion of a transmission cable and an associated cable connector. The EMI shield extends along a substantial length of the boot body and is configured to shield a region of the bore from interfering electromagnetic radiation. The distal end of the boot body is slidable over the cable connector and is conformable to and envelopable about at least a portion of a pluggable transceiver connector. The dust cover has a flexible elongated dust cover body and an EMI shield. An inventive EMI-shielding dust cover body has a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner surface defining a bore sized and arranged to contain a flange protruding from an opening in an electronic apparatus enclosure. The EMI shield extends along a substantial length of the dust cover body and is configured to shield a region of the bore from interfering electromagnetic radiation. The…

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