Coiled spring electromagnetic shielding gasket
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1. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
- coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with a centerline of the coil spring means.
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Abstract
An electromagnetic shielding gasket is provided which includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes a plurality of individual coils which provide shielding of electromagnetic waves independent of compression of the coil spring within a range of deflection of the individual coils.
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42 Claims
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1. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
- coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with a centerline of the coil spring means.
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7. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
- coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with a centerline of the coil spring means, each said individual coil means having a trailing portion and a leading portion, said trailing portion being disposed at a back angle with the centerline and said leading portion being disposed at a front angle with the centerline, said front angle being greater than said back angle.
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19. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
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coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said canted coil spring means comprising; a plurality of individual outer coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual outer coil means, said individual outer coil means being interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with a centerline of the coil spring means, each said individual outer coil means having a back portion disposed at an outer coil means back angle with said centerline and a forward portion disposed at an outer coil means front angle with said centerline, said outer coil means front angle being greater than said outer coil means back angle; and
,a plurality of individual inner coil means, disposed within said individual outer coil means, for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual inner coil means, said individual inner coil means being interconnected with one another and disposed in a canted relationship with the centerline of the coil spring means, each said inner coil means having a back portion disposed at an inner coil means back angle with said centerline and a forward portion disposed at an inner coil means front angle with said centerline, said inner coil means front angle being greater than said inner coil means back angle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
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garter-type axially resilient coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being canted along a centerline thereof and comprising; back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil means with respect to a line normal to the centerline and for determining the force-deflection characteristics of the coil spring means; front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil means with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means; and said coil means being interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring with the trailing portion along an outside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring and the leading portion along an inside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
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garter-type axially resilient coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being canted along a centerline thereof and comprising; back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil means with respect to a line normal to the centerline and for determining the working resilient range of the coil spring means; front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil means with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means; and said coil means being interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring with the trailing portion along an inside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring and the leading portion along an outside diameter of the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
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annular axially resilient coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being canted along a centerline thereof and comprising; back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil means with respect to a line normal to the centerline and for determining the load-deflection characteristics of the coiled spring means; front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil means with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means; said coil means being interconnected in a manner forming a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring; and annular seal means for non-invasively supporting the garter-type axially resilient coiled spring in a preselected orientation for controlling the resilient characteristics thereof. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An electromagnetic shielding gasket comprising:
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radially resilient canted coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising a plurality of individual coil means for causing the coil spring means to block the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast independent of compression of the coil spring means within a range of deflection of the individual coil means, said individual coil means being canted along a centerline thereof and comprising; back angle means for defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil means with respect to a line normal to the centerline; front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil means with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means; and means orienting said plurality of coils at a turn angle for defining the load-deflection characteristics of the radially resilient canted coiled spring means, said turn angle being greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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