Abstract: The present invention accomplishes the desirable end result of capacitively coupling the outer shield portion of a coaxial jack connector to an outer panel or chassis while having the jack connector physically and directly electrically connected to a back plane or motherboard within the chassis. The connection to the outside environment is via an opening in the outer or shielding chassis through which the mating portion of the jack connector is passed. A prior art approach used a capacitively connected coaxial jack connector at the panel and a cable connected internal to the chassis from this panel connector to a normal coaxial connector on the back plane. The present invention eliminates two of the three components of the prior art approach.

Abstract: The present invention uses a plurality of spaced contact fingers to provide EMI (electromagnetic interference) shielding at the gap junction between the edge of a sheet metal panel and its butt interface with a narrow flat surface. Each of the fingers comprises a U-shaped portion enclosing the sheet metal panel edge and a V-shaped portion situated substantially at right angles to the U-shaped portion and urging the U-shaped portion in an outwardly direction so as to provide contact between the sheet metal panel and the flat surface to which it is interfacing.