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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Robert W. Dubay, Saginaw, MI (US);
David E. Witucki, Bay City, MI (US);
Dennis G. Mcdonagh, Olean, NY (US);
Robert W. Dubay, Saginaw, MI (US);
David E. Witucki, Bay City, MI (US);
Dennis G. McDonagh, Olean, NY (US);
Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US);
Abstract
A steering column assembly is provided. The assembly includes an outer jacket, an inner jacket telescopingly disposed within the outer jacket for movement along a longitudinal axis with a cavity defined between the inner and outer jackets. A bushing is radially disposed about the inner jacket within the cavity between the inner and outer jackets. The bushing includes at least one tab engaging the inner jacket to interconnect the bushing to the inner jacket and includes at least one radially projecting pad engaging the outer jacket to frictionally interconnect the bushing to the outer jacket for interlocking the inner and outer jackets.