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Adjustment slide for automobile vehicle seats and adjustment system including two such slides

  • US 6,036,157 A
  • Filed: 01/28/1998
  • Issued: 03/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In an adjustment slide for automobile vehicle seats, said adjustment slide including a U-shaped male section having at least one outwardly extending flange at an upper edge, a U-shaped female section slidingly receiving said male section, and a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism comprising:

  • a one piece unitary member lock lock for securing the male and female sections together, the lock having a fixed first end fastened to the female section, an intermediate flexible portion extending from the fixed end, and a vertically moveable second end portion extending from the flexible portion;

    the moveable portion having a locking flange extending through a window formed in an upper surface of the female section;

    a set of locking teeth formed in the locking flange that removably mate with a plurality notches formed in an upper edge of the at least one outwardly extending flange of the male section when the male and female sections are secured together;

    moveable unlocking device means mounted to the lock for freeing engagement of the locking teeth with the notches when the intermediate flexible portion is elastically deflected upwards.

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