Patent ID: 6862947

Claim:
A clamping mechanism for an adjustable steering column for a vehicle, the clamping mechanism including: a first actuating lever for actuating a clamping device having a first clamped condition and a second unclamped condition, the actuating lever being moveable between the clamped and unclamped conditions of the clamping device, and a second operating lever for operating said first lever, the two levers having an interconnection intermediate their ends such that one lever can pivot and slide relatively to the other at the interconnection; said first lever having a moveable fulcrum to allow for adjustment of the steering column and said second lever having a fulcrum that is fixed, in use, relatively to a dashboard of the vehicle, said second lever having a part in the region of an end of said second lever that is remote from said fixed fulcrum to constitute an operating handle for the second lever.