Patent ID: 7988195

Claim:
A steering column assembly for a vehicle, said steering column assembly comprising: a mounting bracket configured for attachment to the vehicle; a column jacket coupled to said mounting bracket and extending along a longitudinal axis and including a compression bracket, said compression bracket having a planar wall and at least one sidewall defining a telescope slot extending along said longitudinal axis with said column jacket longitudinally moveable along said longitudinal axis relative to said mounting bracket; a shaft coupled to said mounting bracket and extending through said telescope slot along a shaft axis transverse to said longitudinal axis; and at least one roller rotatably supported on and rotatable about said shaft and in rolling engagement with said planar wall during said longitudinal movement of said column jacket, said at least one roller configured to contact said planar wall to position said shaft within said telescope slot such that said shaft does not contact said at least one sidewall of said compression bracket to prevent sliding frictional engagement between said shaft and said at least one sidewall during said longitudinal movement of said column jacket.