Patent ID: 9649932
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60K,B62D,F16H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A clamp assembly for a vehicle shift mechanism comprising: a steering column having a stationary portion and a moveable portion; a shifter operatively coupled to the moveable portion of the steering column and slidably engaged with the stationary portion of the steering column; a primary rake lever configured to translationally adjust the moveable portion of the steering column; a secondary rake lever operatively coupled to the primary rake lever and operative to exert a clamping force on a portion of the shifter during translational adjustment of the moveable portion; and a rake bolt operatively coupled to the primary rake lever and to the stationary portion of the steering column, the secondary rake lever operatively coupled to the rake bolt, the rake bolt and the secondary rake lever each rotatable upon rotation of the primary rake lever, the secondary rake lever rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position;