Patent ID: 6843532

Claim:
A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, the longitudinal adjuster comprising: a first seat rail, a second seat rail that can be slid lengthwise relative to the first seat rail, and at least one locking element movably borne in the second seat rail, with the locking element reaching outward at least in predetermined areas through openings of the second seat rail and cooperating with notches of the first seat rail to lock the longitudinal adjuster, wherein at least one marginal layer of the locking element is softer than at least one marginal area selected from the group consisting of: a marginal area of the second seat rail, wherein the marginal area of the second seat rail boarders the openings, and a marginal area of the first seat rail, wherein the marginal area of the first seat rail boarders the notches; and wherein the marginal layer of the locking element is softer than a core of the locking element.