Patent ID: 8770623

Claim:
An adjustable steering column for a vehicle, the adjustable steering column comprising: a mounting bracket configured to be secured to an adjacent vehicle component, the mounting bracket comprising a first outer leg, a second outer leg, and a cross bar connecting the first outer leg to the second outer leg, the first outer leg and second outer leg each include a rake slot; a compression bracket comprising a first inner leg, a second inner leg, and a lower plate connecting the first inner leg to the second inner leg, the first inner leg and second inner leg each including a telescope slot and the lower plate comprising a spring slot; a column jacket secured to the compression bracket and extending along a first axis, the column jacket comprising a lower jacket and an upper jacket telescopically coupled to the lower jacket; a rake bolt extending through the mounting bracket and compression bracket, and movable in a rake direction; and a coil spring seated on the cross bar of the mounting bracket and secured to the rake bolt, the coil spring extending through the spring slot in the lower plate of the compression bracket.