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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:
Mar. 12, 1996
Filed:
May. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert M Thomas, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280777 ; 74493 ; 280775 ; 280779 ;
Abstract
A steering column assembly for a collapsible energy absorbing vehicle steering column includes a lower support bracket for pivotally attaching a lower portion of the steering column to vehicle support structure and an upper mounting mechanism for attaching an upper portion of the steering column to vehicle support structure, the upper mounting mechanism having a structure for guiding movement of the steering column along an arcuate path during a collision.