Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-18
2006-07-18
Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C074S473310
Reexamination Certificate
active
07077432
ABSTRACT:
The steering column assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a support member supported by the housing for movement about a shift axis, and a shift lever operatively connected to the support member and extending radially from the shift axis for shifting movement in a limited space. The present invention includes a break-away device having a shear container that extends through a translating bracket and the support member for limiting movement of the shift lever upwardly toward a parallel relationship with the shift axis and for releasing the shift lever for the movement toward the parallel relationship in response to a crash condition.
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Armstrong Ray G.
Jwalapathy Ravindra
Manwaring Marvin V.
Riefe Richard K.
Tinnin Melvin L.
Brown Drew J.
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Dunn David R.
Smith Michael D.
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