Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
active
11037313
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a snap-in capsule for releasibly connecting a steering column to a vehicle. The snap-in capsule includes a metal insert for reducing creep of the steering column with respect to the vehicle. The metal insert has top and bottom surfaces and a slot extending along an axis for receiving a bolt. The snap-in capsule also includes a plastic capsule body for providing a mechanical fuse between the metal insert and the steering column. The plastic capsule body has a first snap-fit portion being deformable to receive the metal insert and fix the plastic capsule body and the metal insert with respect to one another.
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Beach Timothy D.
Dubay Robert W.
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Dickson Paul N.
Gooden, Jr. Barry
Smith Michael D.
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