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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Michael Appleyard, Cheltenham, GB;
Inventor:
Michael Appleyard, Cheltenham, GB;
Assignee:
TRW Lucas Varity Electric Steering Limited, Solihull, West Midlands, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collapsible steering column assembly comprises: an upper column portion; an intermediate column portion; and a lower column portion. The upper portion is telescopically connected to the intermediate portion and the intermediate portion in turn is telescopically connected to the lower portion to define a column having a first length when in an extended position and a second length when in a collapsed position, the first length being greater than the second length.