Patent ID: 7677665

Claim:
A compound fitting for a vehicle seat, the compound fitting comprising: two individual fittings comprising an adjustment fitting having at least two fitting parts that are rotatable relative to one another, and a non-self-locking eccentric epicyclic gear between the fitting parts, and a locking fitting having at least two fitting parts that are rotatable relative to one another, wherein the locking fitting is operative for restricting relative rotation between the fitting parts of the locking fitting while the locking fitting is locked; the locking fitting and the adjustment fitting being arranged axially next to one another so that the fitting parts of the locking fitting comprise a first inner fitting part of the compound fitting and a first outer fitting part of the compound fitting, and the fitting parts of the adjustment fitting comprise a second inner fitting part of the compound fitting and a second outer fitting part of the compound fitting; the locking fitting and the adjustment fitting being connected to one another so that the locking fitting is for locking the compound fitting, the adjustment fitting, which includes the non-self-locking eccentric epicyclic gear, is for adjusting the compound fitting, and the locking fitting is for at least substantially bridging the adjustment fitting with regard to flow of force through the compound fitting while the locking fitting is locked.