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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:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Jeffrey A Harvey, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
James C Dunn, Port Huron, MI (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
A rotatable steering shaft (12) has a surface (93) that defines a tapered locking opening (92). A mounting member (14) receivable on the shaft (12) has a first locking pin passage (70). A locking pin (16) for securing the mounting member (14) to the shaft (12) has a first portion (100) receivable in the first locking pin passage (70) in the mounting member (14). The locking pin (16) also has a tapered end portion (104) receivable in the tapered locking opening (92) in the shaft to secure the mounting member to the shaft for rotation with the shaft.
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