Patent ID: 8783717

Claim:
A telescope lock mechanism for a steering column comprising: a plurality of column teeth operably connected to the steering column; an adjustment lever operably connected to the steering column to allow user adjustment of a position of the steering column; a locking bolt extending from the adjustment lever; a cam disposed at the locking bolt and rotatable thereon, the cam including: one or more tab features interactive with the locking bolt such that rotation of the locking bolt engages the tab features with the locking bolt to drive rotation of the cam between a locked and unlocked position; and a plurality of cam teeth meshable with the plurality of column teeth when the cam is in a locked position; a spring operably connected to the cam to maintain the cam position in the locked and/or unlocked position when the cam is rotated thereto; and a spring axis of the spring disposed between the cam teeth and a bolt axis of the locking bolt when the cam is disposed in the locked position.