Patent ID: 6863305
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A steering column comprising: a steering column member connectable with a steering wheel and rotatable to turn steerable vehicle wheels; a mounting bracket which connects said steering column to a vehicle frame; a support connected with said mounting bracket and through which said steering column member extends, said support supporting said steering column member for rotation about a longitudinal axis of said steering column member, said support being movable in first and second directions extending transverse to said longitudinal axis of said steering column member relative to said mounting bracket, said support being movable in a third direction extending transverse to said first and second directions and to said longitudinal axis of said steering column member relative to said mounting bracket, said support being movable along said longitudinal axis of said steering column member relative to said mounting bracket; and a locking mechanism which locks said support in any one of a plurality of positions along said first and second directions relative to said mounting bracket, in any one of a plurality of positions along said third direction relative to said mounting bracket, and in any one of a plurality of positions along said longitudinal axis of said steering column member relative to said mounting bracket.