ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,462, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).
"Low profile energy absorption strap lock mechanism" was invented by Zachery P. Schultz (Saginaw, Mich.) and Jimm Neifert (Grand Blanc, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock mechanism for a steering column assembly includes an energy absorption strap having a first plurality of teeth formed thereon. The lock mechanism also includes a teeth plate having a second plurality of teeth formed thereon. The lock mechanism further includes a pair of springs in contact with an outer side of a teeth plate, the pair of springs biasing the teeth pl...