Patent ID: 7497520

Claim:
A fitting for a vehicle seat, the fitting comprising: a first fitting part; a second fitting part; a ring that holds the first fitting part and the second fitting part together in an axial direction such that the second fitting part can be rotated about an axis relative to the first fitting part, wherein the axis extends in the axial direction, a surface of the ring that contacts the first fitting part defines a baseline, and the baseline extends around the axis; and a first adapter, wherein the first fitting part, the ring and the adapter are firmly connected to one another by sections of at least one weld seam, the weld seam oscillates radially across the baseline, the sections include at least a first section and a second section that are positioned on opposite sides of the baseline from one another, the first section extends in material of at least two components selected from the group consisting of the first fitting part, the ring and the adapter, and the second section extends in material of at least two components selected from the group consisting of the first fitting part, the ring and the adapter.