Patent ID: 7571963

Claim:
A fitting for a vehicle seat, the fitting comprising: first and second fitting parts mounted so that there can be relative rotation, about an axis, between the first and second fitting parts; an eccentric mounted for being rotated about the axis; at least two locking elements that are guided by the first fitting part for moving radially outward, with respect to the axis, in response to rotation of the eccentric, so that the locking elements interact with the second fitting part to lock the fitting while the locking elements are positioned radially outwardly; and at least one spring arrangement for acting upon the eccentric, wherein the spring arrangement includes springs, the springs are centrally arranged, at least a portion of each of the springs is a spiral, the springs are nested one inside the other, each of the springs has an inner spring end that acts upon the eccentric for rotating the eccentric about the axis, and the springs are arranged so that the inner spring ends are spaced apart from one another around the axis, and so that the inner spring ends symmetrically act upon the eccentric to substantially eliminate any transverse forces being applied to the eccentric by way of the spring arrangement.