Patent ID: 8936274
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B60R,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking device for a steering column comprising: a spring body configured for installation on a rotatable bolt and comprising a biasing portion, the spring body rotable in one direction through a first range and second range; and a lock body comprising a body portion configured for mounting on the rotatable bolt and a locking portion configured to move between a first position and a second position, the biasing portion of the spring body contacting the lock body and causing the lock body to rotate with the spring body through the first range, and the spring body rotatable relative to the lock body through the second range, such that at least a portion of the biasing portion is elastically deflected when the spring body is rotated through the second range, wherein the spring body further comprises: an elastically deflectable first wing; an elastically deflectable second wing; a connecting flange connected to both the first wing and second wing and spacing the first wing from the second wing and the first wing comprises an opening formed therein configured to receive the bolt, and the second wing comprises an opening formed therein configured to receive the bolt.