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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2001
Keiper GmbH & Co., Kaiserslautern, DE;
Abstract
In the case of a locking device for a vehicle seat, in particular for a vehicle seat adjuster, which locking device acts between at least two adjuster parts of the vehicle seat adjuster, which adjuster parts can be adjusted relative to each other, having a first toothed element ( ) which is assigned to a first adjuster part, a second toothed element which is assigned to a second adjuster part, at least one clamping element ( ) which, in a locked state of the locking device, keeps the two toothed elements ( ) in engagement with each other, and at least one intercepting element ( ) which, in the event of a crash, supports the first toothed element ( ) by means of at least one intercepting surface ( ), the intercepting element ( ) has at least two intercepting surfaces ( ).