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Abstract

An inflatable gasket provides an electrically conductive seal between conductive sections of a shielding enclosure. A flattened inflatable elastomeric tube is disposed within a flexible, conductive shielding medium mounted on or near the periphery of a conductive section of the enclosure. Inflation of the elastomeric member causes the member to elongate in the direction of the minor axis, thereby urging the shielding medium into conductive contact with adjacent sections of the enclosure. Deflation of the elastomeric member withdraws the shielding member from contact with at least one such section as a result of the elastomeric member returning to its uninflated shape due to its 'memory' characteristics. In the preferred embodiment the shielding medium comprises a loosely fitting, flexible, conductive sheath.

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