Patent ID: 7730804

Claim:
An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle comprising: a stationary bracket for engagement to the vehicle; a housing supported adjustably by said bracket; a steering shaft jounaled to said housing; a first member supported at least in-part by said bracket; a second member supported at least in-part by said first member; a first indexing apparatus carried between said second member and said housing for longitudinal adjustment of the steering column assembly; a lever connected operably to said second member; a first guide feature carried between said lever and said first member, movement of said lever along a first centerline being guided by said first guide feature; and a second guide feature carried between said first and second members, movement of said second member along a second centerline that traverses said first centerline and as said lever moves along said first centerline being guided by said second guide feature; wherein said first guide feature has a pair of L-shaped rails projecting outward from a plate of said first member, a pair of opposing grooves defined by said respective rails and said plate and extending parallel to said first centerline, and a pair of ribs projecting laterally outward from said lever for sliding receipt in said respective grooves.