Patent ID: 8011968

Claim:
An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing defining a chamber; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and having contacting portions exposed to the chamber and tail portions, the contacts comprising a first grounding contact and a second grounding contact perpendicular to the first grounding contact; an electrical means electrically connecting the first grounding contact and the second grounding contact; and a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing; wherein the electrical means is a metal bridge having a horizontal retaining portion retained in the insulative housing, a first mating portion bending upwardly from one lateral side of the retaining portion for contacting with the second grounding contact, and a second mating portion bending downwardly from the other lateral side of the retaining portion for contacting with the first grounding contact; wherein the first mating portion defines a tab protruding outwardly for contacting with the second grounding contact.