Patent ID: 6672887
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for mating with a complementary connector having a shield on peripheral sides, comprising:an insulative housing comprising an elongated base wall, a mating wall projecting upwardly from the base wall, a receiving cavity extending in the mating wall, a guiding column provided on the mating wall, and a notch having an upper portion in the guiding column and a lower portion in the base wall and open to air from an upper surface of the base wall; a plurality of terminals being positioned in the mating wall and exposed to the receiving cavity; a metallic shield attached to the insulative housing; and a grounding bridge having a body portion secured in the lower portion of the notch and a resilient arm extending in the upper portion of the notch, the body portion of the grounding bridge electrically connecting with the metallic shield from the upper surface of the base wall; wherein the lower portion of the notch in the base wall is slightly longitudinally offset from the upper portion of the notch in the guiding column and the grounding bridge is resiliently moveable in a longitudinal direction of the mating wall; wherein the grounding bridge has a pair of barbs on opposite sides of the body portion to engage with the base wall.