Patent ID: 7810779

Claim:
Apparatus for preventing actuation of a seat position adjustment device coupled to a vehicle seat that is adjustably mounted to a vehicle seat frame, the apparatus comprising: a stop member, a handle comprising a lever having a free end and an opposite end, and an elongated bracket member having a free end and an opposite end, the free end of the elongated bracket member having the stop member mounted thereto, the opposite ends of the lever and the elongated bracket member together forming a handle mounting portion, and a bracket configured to affix the handle to the seat positioning device, and at least one biasing member comprising a spring extending between the bracket and the handle, the at least one biasing member configured to normally bias the stop member into engagement with the vehicle seat to prevent actuation of the seat position adjustment device, wherein the handle is responsive to force applied thereto that is greater than a biasing force applied to the stop member by the at least one biasing member to draw the stop member away from the vehicle seat to allow actuation of the seat position adiustment device.