Patent ID: 6902237

Claim:
An adjuster for a vehicle seat, the adjuster comprising: a first adjuster part and a second adjuster part that are mounted for there being relative pivoting therebetween, by way of which at least part of the vehicle seat can be pivoted at least between a first position and a second position; and a pawl that is pivotably borne on the first adjuster part and includes at least: a first mouth that releasably cooperates with a first locking element of the second adjuster part so that the pawl locks the adjuster in the first position, and a second mouth that releasably cooperates with a second locking element of the second adjuster part so that the pawl locks the adjuster in the second position, wherein the first mouth and the second mouth are open in the same direction with reference to pivoting movement of the pawl, wherein, with reference to the first adjuster part, (a) the pawl is arranged in a locking position while the pawl locks the adjuster in the first position, and (b) the pawl is also arranged in said locking position while the pawl locks the adjuster in the second position, and wherein the adjuster further comprises securing elements for securing the pawl in said locking position while the pawl locks the adjuster in the first position, with the same securing elements securing the pawl in said locking position while the pawl locks the adjuster in the second position.