Electrical connector having grounding bridge

An electrical connector for mating with a complementary connector having a shield, comprising:

• an insulative housing comprising an elongated base wall, a mating wall projecting upwardly from one surface of the base wall, a receiving cavity extending in the mating wall, a guiding column provided on the mating wall, a slot in the guiding column and a notch in the said surface of the base wall and communicating with the slot;
• a plurality of terminals being positioned in the mating wall and exposed to the receiving cavity;
• a metallic shield attached to the insulative housing;
• a grounding bridge having a body portion secured in the notch and a resilient arm extending upwardly from the body portion in the slot in the guiding column, the grounding bridge electrically connecting with the metallic shield;
• wherein a lower portion of an inner wall of the slot is outwardly offset from an upper portion of the inner wall of the slot;
• wherein a lower portion of the resilient arm of the grounding bridge abuts against the lower portion of the inner wall of the slot and an upper portion of the resilient arm of the grounding bridge is resiliently moveable in an upper portion of the slot;
• wherein the grounding bridge has a plurality of barbs on opposite sides of the body portion to engage with the base wall;
• wherein the body portion of the grounding bridge electrically connects with the metallic shield from the surface of the base wall;
• and
• wherein the grounding bridge has a contacting portion upwardly and outwardly protruding beyond the metallic shield for contacting with the shield of the complementary connector.