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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael T Hancock, Coventry, GB;
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74493 ; 280777 ;
Abstract
A locking mechanism for locking an axially adjustable vehicle steering column. The locking mechanism comprising a steering column structure slidably attached to a break away mounting, the steering column structure being axially moveable relative to the mounting and a wedging blade for locking the steering column structure to the mounting by a wedging action in response to an actuating cable.