Patent ID: 6848745

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an input side switching mechanism comprising a first fixed plate arranged and constructed to be attached to a seat back, a first base plate arranged and constructed to be attached to a seat cushion, a lever pivotably coupled to the base plate and a first lock releasably fixing the fixed plate with respect to the base plate, wherein the first lock is coupled to the lever, an output side switching mechanism comprising a second fixed plate arranged and constructed to be attached to the seat back, a second base plate arranged and constructed to be attached to the seat cushion, an output side manipulation member rotatably coupled to the base plate and a second lock releasably fixing the fixed plate with respect to the base plate, wherein the second lock is coupled to the output side manipulation member, and a control cable coupling and transmitting movement of the lever to the output side manipulation member, whereby the output side switching mechanism is actuated in synchronization with the input side switching mechanism, the control cable comprising an inner cable movably disposed within a strand outer casing, wherein the inner cable comprises a push/pull cable having a plurality of auxiliary wires twisted around a main wire.