Patent ID: 6014840
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: B60J,E05B,H05B

Abstract:
A heated sliding window assembly comprising, in combination:a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid;a sliding pane slidable within the circumferential frame between an open position and a closed position, the sliding pane having an electrically conductive heating grid;a first electrically conductive element mounted on the fixed portion; anda second electrically conductive element mounted on the sliding pane and electrically connected to the sliding pane heating grid, wherein the first and second electrically conductive elements are electrically connected when the sliding pane is in the closed position, and the first and second electrically conductive elements are not electrically connected when the sliding pane is in the open position.