Patent ID: 7226129

Claim:
A release device for a rear seat backrest component of a vehicle seat, comprising a housing to be attached to the foldable rear seat backrest component, a handle designed for actuation by the user, a transfer means, connected with said handle, for release of a lock which locks the rear seat backrest component; and a warning indicator with an indicator area to indicate the unlocked state of said lock, wherein said warning indicator is in a pulled-back position in the non-actuated position of said handle and in a pushed-forward position in the actuated position of said handle, said handle has a pivot area and is pivotably mounted in the housing, and said handle includes a guide, in which said warning indicator is movably guided and is preloaded by a spring in an upper position of its displacement path, characterized in that said housing includes a steering area and said warning indicator has an upper position and includes a guiding curve for contact to said steering area, and the upper position of said warning indicator is determined at least in one portion of the pivot area of said handle by the contact of the guiding curve to said steering area.