Patent ID: 8327733

Claim:
A steering column assembly comprising: a mounting bracket; a column jacket extending along a longitudinal axis and moveable relative to said mounting bracket in at least one of a vertical direction and a longitudinal direction for adjusting at least one of a vertical position and a longitudinal position of said column jacket; a compression bracket fixedly attached to said column jacket; a plate coupled to at least one of said mounting bracket and said column jacket, said plate defining one of at least one rake slot, at least one telescope slot, or both, each rake slot and/or telescope slot defined by the plate including a plurality of slot teeth; a lock including a plurality of lock teeth and disposed within said at least one of said rake slot and said telescope slot with said lock moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position; said plate pivotally mounted to at least one of said mounting bracket and said column jacket such that said plate pivots relative to said lock to align said slot teeth with said lock teeth in full meshing engagement in response to said lock moving into said locked position.