Patent ID: 8322073

Claim:
A rear sliding window assembly suitable for use in a vehicle, the rear sliding window assembly comprising: a fixed portion and a sliding portion; upper and lower track members; said fixed portion comprising a first fixed glass window portion and a second fixed glass window portion, each of said first and second fixed glass window portions having a front surface and a rear surface; wherein the rear sliding window assembly comprises a horizontal sliding window assembly for a pickup truck and wherein the horizontal sliding window assembly is configured for mounting at a rear opening of a cab of the pickup truck, and wherein the front surface of said first and second fixed glass window portions comprises an exterior surface of the vehicle when the rear sliding window assembly is normally mounted at the rear opening of the cab of a pickup truck equipped with the rear sliding window assembly; wherein said upper and lower track members are disposed at the rear surface of said first and second fixed glass window portions and wherein no portion of said upper and lower track members is in contact with the front surface of said first and second fixed glass window portions, and wherein said first fixed glass window portion is spaced from said second fixed glass window portions by a gap; said sliding portion laterally movable between said upper and lower track members relative to said fixed portion, wherein said sliding portion comprises a glass window panel; wherein said glass window panel is movable between an opened position and a closed position, and wherein said glass window panel is disposed at said gap that is between said first and second fixed glass window portions when at its closed position; wherein a glide member is longitudinally movable along said lower track member to facilitate movement of said glass window panel between its opened and closed positions; a sealing member disposed between said fixed portion and said sliding portion at least when said glass window panel is at its closed position; wherein said upper and lower tracks are secured at the rear surface of said first and second fixed glass window portions without drilling holes through said first and second fixed glass window portions; and wherein said upper and lower track members are adhesively attached at the rear surface of said first and second fixed glass window portions via at least one layer of adhesive securing said upper and lower track members at said first and second fixed glass window portions.