Patent ID: 7275765

Claim:
A steering assembly for a vehicle comprising: a hollow lower guide portion; a hollow upper shroud portion, which fits at least partially within said guide portion and extends away from said guide portion; a telescopic steering staft having at least an upper part and a lower part, said upper part co-operating with said lower part and said upper and lower parts extending through said guide portion and said upper shroud portion; a lower axial bearing, and a seat first which supports said lower axial bearing in said guide portion and provides axial location for said lower steering shaft part; an upper axial bearing, and a second seat which supports said upper axial bearing in said upper shroud portion and provides axial location for said upper steering shaft part; and further in which said guide portion has at least one arcuate guide wall, which co-operates with a complimentary arcuate guide wall of the said upper shroud to define a contact surface along which said upper shroud portion is adapted to slide relative to said guide portion in the event of an accident.