Patent ID: 7303236

Claim:
An apparatus for adjusting a position of a vehicle seat, comprising: a slider mechanism adapted to be operatively coupled to the vehicle seat; a cable assembly having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is operatively coupled to the slider mechanism; a release member operatively coupled to the second end of the cable assembly so that the slider mechanism is urged toward a locked condition in the absence of a force being applied to the release member by a person; a first bias member exerting a first force on the first end of the cable assembly; a second bias member exerting a second force in addition to the first force on the second end of the cable assembly and urging the slider mechanism toward the locked condition; and wherein the slider mechanism includes a locking lever, and wherein the first end of the cable assembly is operatively coupled directly to the locking lever so that when a force is applied to the cable assembly via the release member the locking lever is moved away from or toward the locked condition.