Patent ID: 7181990

Claim:
A positioning device for a telescoping steering column comprising: a steering shaft having an upper and a lower section and an axis of rotation; said upper steering shaft section disposed slidably on said lower steering shaft section substantially parallel to said axis; said lower steering shaft disposed rotatably within a lower steering shaft housing; an upper steering shaft housing disposed slidably on said lower steering shaft housing substantially parallel to said axis, said upper steering shaft disposed rotatably within said upper steering shaft housing, wherein said upper steering shaft housing is slidable in a direction substantially parallel to said axis; a lower housing plate disposed fixedly on said lower housing; a slider plate corresponding to said lower housing plate disposed fixedly on said upper housing; an anti-friction element disposed movably between said lower housing plate and said slider plate; and a positioning rib disposed fixedly in said slider plate substantially normal to said axis to limit a translation of said anti-friction element when said steering column is telescoped.