Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C074S492000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10976055
ABSTRACT:
A bulkhead collar for using in conjunction with a bearing housing of a motor vehicle steering column including an upper column shaft and a lower column shaft where the lower column shaft passes through an opening in a bulkhead in the vehicle. The bearing housing is free to rotate on the lower steering column shaft and has a flange for fixing the bearing housing to the collar. The flange comprises two radially extending lugs having holes for alignment with complementary holes on the collar. The collar has a two-way ramp which can abut the edges of the lug so that axial movement of the bearing housing relative to the lower column shaft during installation of the steering column in the vehicle can rotate the bearing housing to automatically align the holes.
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Deighton Jon
Gatley Phil
Dunn David R.
Owens Fredrick
Rocca Joseph
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