Patent ID: 8251451

Claim:
A vehicle seat including a seat back, a seat cushion and a pair of recliners hingedly mounting said seat back to said seat cushion enabling pivotal movement of the seat back relative to the seat cushion, said vehicle seat comprising: a first recliner operable between a locked condition wherein the seat back is fixed relative to the seat cushion and an unlocked condition wherein the seat back is selectively pivotally adjustable; a second recliner operable between said locked and unlocked conditions in response to said first recliner operating between said locked and unlocked conditions respectively; and a rod ganging said first and second recliners together to synchronize actuation of said first and second recliners to said unlocked condition upon rotation of said rod in a first direction, said rod being fixedly coupled to said first recliner and operatively coupled to said second recliner; said operative coupling characterized by a bushing disposed between said second recliner and said rod biasing said second recliner against said rod providing a lost motion connection between said first and second recliners for allowing said first and second recliners to lock independently and for engaging said rod to urge said second recliner to return to said locked condition independent from said first recliner upon rotation of said rod in a second direction opposite said first direction.