Patent ID: 7494187

Claim:
A vehicle seat lock that is engagable with a striker fixed to a vehicle body, the vehicle seat lock comprising: a first subassembly comprising a first base member, a second pivot, an opening lever pivotally secured on the second pivot to the first base member, and a second spring wound on the second pivot, the first base member having a first striker-engaging groove; a second subassembly comprising a second base member, a first pivot, a hook member pivotally secured on the first pivot, to the second base member, and a first spring wound on the first pivot, the second base member having a second striker-engaging groove; and a bolt extending perpendicular to an axis of the first pivot, the bolt positioned and operable to couple the first base member with the second base member with the bolt positioned at an open side of the first striker-engaging groove and the second striker-engaging groove.