Patent ID: 7891724
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. In combination, a foldable door for a vehicle and a sliding window assembly contained therein consisting of: a door having a first section on an upper side of the door and a second section on a lower side of the door hingeably connected to one another so that the second section rotates and folds against the first section; a rear edge of the first section hingeably connected to a truck body so that the first section of the door rotates to an open position onto the truck body from a closed position; the first section defining an opening for placement of a sliding window assembly with two windows, a single fixed pane and a single slidable fixed pane, the single fixed pane in a first U-shaped track and the single slidable pane in a second U-shaped track parallel to the first track and a U-shaped member defining the periphery of the single fixed pane and slidable pane within the opening, wherein said opening is positioned such that movement of the slidable pane to an open position and closed position is operable by an operator; and the U-shaped member having the single fixed pane in the first U-shaped track and the second U-shaped track containing the single slidable pane in which the slidable pane is moved towards the fixed pane for opening the window wherein the slidable pane is adjacent and parallel to the fixed pane when in the open position, said U-shaped first and second tracks containing U-shaped cushioning material for securely holding the sliding and fixed panes, said U-shaped member is positioned inside an inner and outer frame for supporting the first and second U-shaped tracks for holding the fixed pane and slidable pane, said inner and outer frame comprises a flange, base, and downwardly oriented member for securing the U-shaped member in the door, wherein the flange and base form a first angle of about 90 degrees wherein a second angle is on an obverse side of the base and the downwardly oriented member forms the second angle with the obverse side of the base and wherein the second angle is about 90 degrees.