Patents by Inventor Wilhelmus L. M. Kester

Wilhelmus L. M. Kester has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Clamping mechanism for fixing a steering column housing
    Patent number: 4788880
    Abstract: Clamping mechanism for a steering column housing adjustable perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the steering column, the mechanism comprising a clamping bolt and a lever with which the bolt can be tensioned and the column housing fixed, and a spring-loaded element between housing and bolt, the lever (10) and the bolt (4) being coupled by pins (18) whose center lines cross that of the bolt (4) when it is in released condition, the pins being provided between a cup (16) fixed to the bolt and the lever, the pins being longer than the distance, measured in longitudinal direction, between cup and lever in released condition of the bolt and a certain degree of tilting of the pins on their supporting points being possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Volvo Car B.V.
    Inventor: Wilhelmus L. M. Kester