Patent ID: 8794671
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering column assembly comprising: a steering column having an adjustable column position and defining a column axis; a lever operatively connected to the steering column, the lever being moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position; wherein the column position is adjustable when the lever is in the unlocked position and wherein the column position is fixed when the lever is in the locked position; an anti-unlocking device including a member operatively connected to the steering column; wherein the member defines a slot having a first end and a second end, the lever being at least partially insertable into the slot in both the unlocked position and the locked position; wherein the member is configured to move relative to the lever when a sufficient first force is applied to the steering column, thereby preventing the lever from moving to the unlocked position from the locked position.