Patent ID: 7578215

Claim:
A bearing assembly mountable in a vehicle, said bearing assembly comprising: a lever; a catch attached to said lever; a bearing ball having a throughgoing opening adapted to receive said lever, said opening being configured to allow movement of said lever with respect to said bearing ball through a range of transverse positions of adjustment when mounted in the vehicle, said bearing ball including a locking clip configured to move from an open position to a closed position, said locking clip being constructed and arranged so that when said locking clip is in said open position thereof, said lever is adapted to move through the range of transverse positions thereof, and such that when said locking clip is in the closed position thereof, said locking clip engages said catch to lock said lever in a selected transverse position of adjustment, and said locking clip includes a surface having a contour and said catch includes a surface having another contour, such that when said locking clip is in the closed position thereof the contour of said locking clip engages the another contour of said catch so as to lockingly engage said locking clip with said catch, and said surface of said locking clip and said catch are arranged in said bearing ball generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said lever.