Electrical connector with improved contacts

An electrical plug comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a first chamber recessed backwardly from a front face thereof;
• a metal shell enclosing the insulative housing to form a second chamber restricted by the metal shell and the insulative housing under a condition that the second chamber is located above the first chamber and is narrower than the first chamber;
• a plurality of first contacts having elastic first contacting portions extending into the second chamber and first tail portions for being electrically connecting to electrical wires of a cable;
• a plurality of second contacts having stiff second contacting portions extending into the first chamber and second tail portions for being electrically connecting to other electrical wires of the cable, the second contacts comprising a first grounding contact and a second grounding contact, the second contacting portion of the first grounding contact being located at a bottom side of the first chamber, the second contacting portion of the second grounding contact being located at a lateral side of the first chamber and being perpendicular to the second contacting portion of the first grounding contact;
• wherein
• the second tail portions of the first and second grounding contacts are electrically connected with each other via an electrical means and are connected with only one electrical wire to achieve effects of grounding;
• wherein
• the insulative housing has a first supporting plate extending backwardly therefrom and defining an upper surface for supporting the first tail portions, and a second supporting plate parallel to the first supporting plate and defining a lower surface for supporting the second tail portion of the first grounding contact, the second tail portion of the second grounding contact is located at a lateral side of the second supporting plate;
• wherein
• the electrical means is a metal bridge having a horizontal retaining portion retained in the second supporting plate, a first mating portion bending upwardly from one lateral side of the retaining portion for contacting with the second tail portion of the second grounding contact, and a second mating portion bending downwardly from the other lateral side of the retaining portion for contacting with the second tail portion of the first grounding contact, the first mating portion is located between the second supporting plate and the second tail portion of the second grounding contact.

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing defining a mating cavity defined between two opposite lateral interior faces of the housing, and a mating tongue extending forwardly in said mating cavity under condition that two opposite lateral sides confront said two opposite lateral interior faces;
• a plurality of first contacts disposed in the housing with first contacting sections exposed on the mating tongue and with first soldering sections exposed on a rear side of the housing;
• a pair of second contacts disposed in the housing with second contacting sections exposed on said two opposite lateral interior faces, respectively, and with second soldering sections exposed on the rear side of the housing;
• wherein
• a shorting device connects a selected one of the second soldering sections to a selected one of said first soldering sections;
• wherein
• the shorting device is a metal bridge having a horizontal retaining portion retained in the insulative housing, a first mating portion bending in one vertical direction from one lateral side of the retaining portion for contacting with the selected second soldering section, and a second mating portion bending in an opposite vertical direction from the other lateral side of the retaining portion for contacting with the selected first soldering section;
• wherein
• the first mating portion defines a tab protruding laterally for contacting with the selected second soldering section.