Patent ID: 7424835

Claim:
A steering column assembly, comprising: a housing having a longitudinal axis and first and second axially opposite ends; a rod member coaxial with said longitudinal axis and having an inner end in said housing and an outer end axially outwardly of said first axially opposite end, said rod member comprises at least one depression surface along a longitudinal axis thereof; a guide member positioned adjacent an inner end of said rod member and designed to reciprocate axially with respect to said housing between retracted and extended positions relative thereto; at least one compression spring positioned between said guide member and said second axially opposite end of said housing; an engagement member having an engagement surface, said engagement member is rotated about an axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis by a rotation member spaced apart from said engagement member between a lock and unlock position, said engagement surface designed to engage at least one of said depression surfaces on said rod member to inhibit axial movement of said rod member in said housing; and, a biasing member designed to bias said engagement member at least partially in a lock position or at least partially in an unlock position.