Patent ID: 6018913
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A sliding window assembly comprising:a substantially horizontal lower guide track having first and second ends and an upwardly oriented slide surface;at least one pane having first and second lateral edges and a lower edge, the lower edge of the pane resting upon the slide surface with the first edge oriented toward the first end of the track and the second edge oriented toward the second end of the track, the pane slidable along the track toward the first end of the track to a closed position and toward the second end of the track to an open position;a projection extending downwardly from the lower edge of the pane adjacent the second edge thereof; andan inclined section of the slide surface sloping upward from a horizontal section of the slide surface disposed toward the second end of the guide track, the inclined section located so as to be in contact with the projection when the pane is in the closed position, whereby sliding the pane to the closed position causes the projection to slide from the horizontal section upwardly onto the inclined section and the second edge of the pane is thereby urged upwardly.