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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:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Mirjana Jurik, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Donald a Mahoney, Clio, MI (US);
Jeffrey D Ottenhoff, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mirjana Jurik, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Donald A Mahoney, Clio, MI (US);
Jeffrey D Ottenhoff, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/19 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steering column bracket for a motor vehicle includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive a lower mounting bracket. A pair of wings extend out from the body on opposite sides thereof. A bracing is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the body and a at least a portion of a surface of the wings. The bracing includes of a plurality of ribs defining pockets. The bracing provides stiffness to the steering column bracket.