<p>In a vehicle seat sliding apparatus wherein rotating an operating lever (51) causes a lock lever to allow a sliding movement of an upper rail along a lower rail, the operating lever is held within a bracket (31) connected to the upper rail via torsion spring (41). The torsion spring is made from a single piece of wire and formed into a specific shape for easy provision of the operating lever to the bracket during an assembly of the seat sliding apparatus.</p>
