Patent ID: 8464993

Claim:
A seat slide rail that may be used with a manual lock mechanism that comprises at least one longitudinally extending operative element and at least one connecting portion or a powered drive mechanism comprising at least one longitudinally extending operative element and at least two connection portions, said seat rail comprising: a lower stationary rail; an upper movable rail having: a lower slidable portion slidably engaged with said lower rail; and an upper portion which extends longitudinally of the upper movable rail and is disposed above said lower rail; said lower stationary rail having a connecting region for allowing one of the at least two connection portions of the powered drive mechanism to be connected therewith; said upper rail being configured such that the upper portion thereof has an outer surface and an inner hollow region defined inwardly and longitudinally thereof; wherein said outer surface of said upper rail has at least one first connecting element for allowing connection therewith of the at least one connecting portion of the manual lock mechanism and at least one second connecting element for allowing connection therewith of the at least two connection portions of the powered drive mechanism, wherein said inner hollow region of said upper rail allows installation therein of a selected one of the at least one longitudinally extending operative element of the manual lock mechanism and the at least one longitudinally extending operative element of the powered drive mechanism, wherein when the manual lock mechanism is connected to said seat slide rail, said at least one first connecting element is engaged with the at least one connecting portion of the manual lock mechanism, and wherein when the powered drive mechanism is connected to said seat slide rail, said at least one second connecting element is engaged with the at least two connecting portions of the powered drive mechanism.