Patent ID: 8905481

Claim:
A fitting for a vehicle seat, comprising: a first fitting part and a second fitting part which are in geared connection via a toothed wheel and a toothed ring, which mesh with each other, a circumferential eccentric, driven by a driver, for driving a relative rolling movement of the toothed wheel and the toothed ring, wherein the first fitting part receives the eccentric which is supported on the second fitting part, wherein two wedge segments upon which a spring acts, define the eccentric, a retaining element which retains the eccentric in the non-driven state of the fitting by cooperating with at least one retaining lug of the retaining element via a toothing which is configured on the first fitting part, and which releases the eccentric, when it is driven by the driver, wherein the retaining element has at least one opening which is penetrated by the spring, wherein the spring penetrates the retaining element at exactly one opening, wherein the retaining element has an annular basic body and the exactly one opening is provided through a surface of the annular basic body.