Retaining and locking electromagnetic gasket
First Claim
1. Electromagnetic shielding spring gasket assembly comprising:
- coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising;
a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes, said coils being interconnected in a manner forming a radial garter-type canted-coil spring;
back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the center line and for determining a radial load-deflection characteristic of the canted-coil spring assembly;
front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means; and
means for noninvasively supporting the plurality of coils in an orientation for controlling the blocking of electromagnetic waves, for radial loading of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring and for controlling the resilient characteristics of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring.
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Abstract
An electromagnetic shielding spring gasket assembly includes a coil spring for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast. The coil spring includes a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes and may be interconnected in a manner forming a radial garter-type canted-coil spring. A back angle of each coil defines the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the center line which determines a radial load-deflection characteristic of the canted-coil spring assembly. A front angle of each coil defines the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line. The plurality of coils are noninvasively supported in an orientation for controlling the blocking of electromagnetic waves, for radial loading of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring and for controlling the resilient characteristics of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring.
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17 Claims
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1. Electromagnetic shielding spring gasket assembly comprising:
coil spring means for blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves therepast, said coil spring means comprising; a plurality of coils having a major and a minor axis and canted along a center line defined by an intersection of the major and minor axes, said coils being interconnected in a manner forming a radial garter-type canted-coil spring; back angle means for both defining the disposition of a trailing portion of each coil with respect to a line normal to the center line and for determining a radial load-deflection characteristic of the canted-coil spring assembly; front angle means for defining the disposition of a leading portion of each coil with respect to the normal line, said front angle means being greater than said back angle means; and means for noninvasively supporting the plurality of coils in an orientation for controlling the blocking of electromagnetic waves, for radial loading of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring and for controlling the resilient characteristics of the radial garter-type canted-coil spring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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