Patent ID: 7770488

Claim:
A tilt-and-telescope steering apparatus comprising: an integrally formed substantially U-shaped plate bracket surrounding an outer surface of an outer tube and having tilt adjustment holes formed on both sides thereof; said outer tube surrounding an inner tube, said outer tube having a telescopic adjustment hole formed in at least one side thereof; a ring-shaped distance bracket surrounding the outer surface of the outer tube and having fastening holes formed through both sides thereof; an outer block positioned between the plate bracket and the distance bracket, the outer block having a recess formed in an inner surface thereof, the outer block recess configured to receive and engage the distance bracket; an inner block disposed substantially within the outer block so as to extend through the outer block from the inner surface of the outer block to an opposite outer surface adjacent the plate bracket, the inner block having a recess formed therein, the recess of the inner block aligning with the recess of the outer block, the inner block having an inner surface configured to extend beyond an inner surface of the distance bracket through the telescopic adjustment hole of the outer tube and into selective engagement with an outer surface of the inner tube, wherein the inner block recess is configured to receive and engage a portion of the distance bracket; and fastening bolts extending through the plate bracket, the outer block, the inner block and into the fastening holes of the distance bracket; a control arm operable to fasten the plate bracket and fix the distance bracket and inner tube relative to the plate bracket.