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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2025
Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Caleb Palmer, Freeland, MI (US);
Travis Palmer, Frankenmuth, MI (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A manually adjustable steering column assembly includes a clamping assembly moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The steering column assembly also includes a lower jacket. The steering column assembly further includes an upper jacket. The upper jacket comprises a first side and a second side, wherein the second side is segmented to include a first clamping segment, a second clamping segment, and a third segment disposed between, and joining, the first clamping segment and the second clamping segment, wherein the first clamping segment and the second clamping segment are not parallel or perpendicular to the third segment. The upper jacket also includes an upper side. The upper jacket further includes a lower side, wherein the upper side and the lower side have respective outer surfaces which are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the third segment of the second side.