Patent ID: 6857660

Claim:
A steering column assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising: a steering column having a steering column head, a tilt head for rotating said steering column, said tilt head having a steering shaft on which a steering wheel is adapted to be mounted, said tilt head being pivoted to said steering column head for movement about a tilt axis to enable pivotal adjustment of said tilt head relative to said steering column head, and a spring lock assembly for locking said tilt head in any of an infinite number of pivotally adjusted positions, said spring lock assembly including a locking bar and a coil spring, the coil spring having coils wrapped around and gripping the locking bar to lock the tilt head in a selected pivotally adjusted position, a tilt release for releasing the grip of the coils of the coil spring on said locking bar to enable pivoting of said tilt head to another pivotally adjusted position, and wherein said locking bar is secured to one of said heads, and said coil spring is captured by a bracket secured on another of said heads.