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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dietmar Eppert, Remscheid, DE;
Martin Becker, Wuppertal, DE;
Heinz Voss, Leverkusen, DE;
Christoph Leibeling, Hennef, DE;
Markus Fath, Wuppertal, DE;
Assignee:
Keiper GmbH & Co. KG, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/700 ;
Abstract
In an activation device for a vehicle seat adjuster, particularly a motor vehicle seat, possessing a pivotable hand lever ( ) for manual activation, which is supported eccentrically and working in conjunction with the adjuster ( ), an acceleration-sensitive feature ( ) is provided to immobilize and/or lock the hand lever ( ) in the event of a crash.