Patent ID: 8316583

Claim:
A sliding window assembly for a vehicle, said sliding window assembly comprising: a first fixed panel; a second fixed panel spaced from and fixed relative to said first fixed panel defining an opening therebetween; a sliding panel moveable relative to said first and second fixed panels for covering and uncovering said opening; a track connected to said first fixed panel and to said second fixed panel and including an elongated member defining a U-shaped channel and a rail disposed in said channel with said channel receiving said sliding panel for movement of said sliding panel relative to said first and second fixed panels; said channel extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and with said rail extending along said longitudinal axis and spaced along said longitudinal axis from said first end; said elongated member defining a drain hole molded into said elongated member in said channel and defined between said rail and said first end of said channel for draining water from said channel; said elongated member including a bottom surface of said channel extending from said rail to said first end with said drain hole defined through said bottom surface; and an insert disposed in said channel along said rail and said bottom surface of said channel with said sliding panel being slideable along said insert; said insert is disposed over said drain hole and wherein said insert and said track define a flow path therebetween and in communication with said drain hole for flowing water through said drain hole.