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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. 04, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Laurence G Barton, Leamington, GB;
Assignee:
The Torrington Company, Torrington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280775 ; 74493 ;
Abstract
An adjustable steering column construction in which a steering shaft is mounted within a column tube; a bracket having bracket members secures the tube to a vehicle; adjustment between tube and bracket is provided by slots preferably in antifriction elements; a clamping arrangement is provided which has a central clamping axis A which intersects the steering shaft axis B so that the clamping force to secure the tube relative to the bracket acts through the intersection resulting in a reduction of the downward extension of the construction including a clamping handle which preferably extends under the column tube.