Patent ID: 7097205

Claim:
An adjustable steering column assembly for a vehicle comprising: an upper shroud portion which is adapted to receive a steering column; a lower guide portion which is adapted to support said shroud portion and be secured to a mounting bracket fixed relative to a chassis of said vehicle; a connecting pin which projects through an elongate opening provided in said fixed bracket, an opening in said lower guide portion and an elongate opening in said upper shroud portion; a toothed rail member which is connected to said upper shroud portion by an energy absorbing device; and an operating lever which is operatively connected to said connecting pin; in which said pin carries a toothed member provided on an end of said connecting pin nearest said steering column which engages with said toothed rail when said pin is drawn towards said fixed bracket by operation of said operating lever to a locked position to clamp said toothed rail, said upper shroud and said guide portion onto the fixed mounting bracket.