Patent ID: 7229117

Claim:
A vehicle seat moving device, comprising: first and second longitudinal moving mechanisms, each of the longitudinal moving mechanisms having a longitudinal slide rail that is attached to a vehicle floor and a longitudinal slider that is associated with a vehicle seat, and a lateral moving mechanism having a lateral moving path that is attached to a vehicle floor and a lateral moving element that is movably attached to the lateral moving path, the lateral moving path being disposed between the first and second longitudinal moving mechanisms so that the lateral moving element can move between the first and second longitudinal moving mechanisms, wherein the longitudinal slider is arranged and constructed to slidably engage the longitudinal slide rail, wherein the longitudinal slider is arranged and constructed to be engaged with and disengaged from the longitudinal slide rail or the vehicle seat, and wherein the lateral moving element can support the vehicle seat thereon when the longitudinal slider is removed from the longitudinal slide rail or the vehicle seat, thereby permitting lateral movement of the vehicle seat.