Patent ID: 7931246

Claim:
A track assembly for a vehicle seat comprising: a first track having a first portion; a second track coupled to the first track, the second track having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first track provided between the first and second portions of the second track; a first set of friction reducing members provided at a first location between the first track and the second track to facilitate sliding movement of the second track relative to the first track; a second set of friction reducing members provided between the first track and the second track to facilitate sliding movement of the second track relative to the first track; and a device for preventing the sliding movement of the second track, the device comprising a pin configured to lock the second track in place relative to the first track by engaging the first portion of the first track, the first portion of the second track, and the second portion of the second track; wherein the pin extends between the first set of friction reducing members and the second set of friction reducing members when the second track is prevented from sliding, and wherein friction reducing members in the first and second sets of friction reducing members are free to move along the length of the first and second tracks past the device for preventing the sliding movement.