Patent attributes
A seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle, comprises a rail member attached to a vehicle body so as to be aligned approximately along a curve described by a pivotal movement of a seat back, a slider attached to the rail member so as to be slidable, a lock apparatus for regulating/permitting the slider to slide on the rail member, a striker including a first end portion, a second end portion and a connecting portion connecting the first end portion to the second end portion, the second end portion rotatably connected to the slider, the first end portion adapted to engage a lock member attached to the seat back and connected to the slider so as to be pivotable relative to the second end portion and the first end portion adapted to engage the lock member in order to maintain an angle of the seat back.