Patent ID: 6966580

Claim:
A device for allowing adjustment of the position of a steering member in a vehicle, wherein the steering member comprises a body having at least two grip areas spaced a distance from each other so as to be grippable by hands of a driver of the vehicle, the steering member being so shaped and the grip areas being so placed that the grip areas have an extension substantially along a plane extending through the grip areas; the device for allowing adjustment comprising: an upper portion connected to the steering member, a lower portion connected to the vehicle; a steering member guidance device connecting the upper and lower portions so that the steering member is adjustable into at least two different angle positions in relation to the lower portion along a curved path with respect to the lower portion; a locking device operable to lock the upper portion in relation to the lower portion at a selected angle position; the curved path with respect to the lower portion has a curvature with a center of curvature of the curved path located on the side of the plane extending through the grip areas that is away from the lower portion of the device and spaced at a distance of between 1 to 10 cm from the plane.