Patent ID: 8545262

Claim:
A shorting clip for an ignition system adapted to be mounted in a retainer insert, comprising: two contact members adapted to each contact a pin of a squib to short-circuit the pins; at least one first grounding contact adapted to contact a ground contact of a squib connector; at least one second grounding contact adapted to contact an electroconductive part of a squib; and a support structure connecting the two contact members and the first and second grounding contact with each other, which support structure is adapted to be arranged in full essentially parallel to a plug-in direction of the retainer insert, wherein the at least one second grounding contact is provided in form of a contact wing comprising a connecting portion, which is arranged in a plane essentially normal to the plug-in direction of the retainer insert and a contact portion arranged at an angle to the connecting portion adapted to contact the electroconductive part of the squib receptacle, whereby the connecting portion is the only part of the shorting clip which is arranged under a base of the retainer insert when mounted thereon.