Patent ID: 8402695

Claim:
A rear slider window assembly for a vehicle, said rear slider window assembly comprising: a frame portion having an upper rail and a lower rail; at least one fixed window panel that is fixed relative to said frame portion; a movable window panel that is movable along said upper and lower rails, wherein said movable window panel is movable between a closed position and an opened position; wherein a first electrical element is established at a surface of said movable window; wherein said first electrical element is in electrical connection with a power source of the vehicle and remains in electrical connection with the power source of the vehicle irrespective of whether said movable window panel is in said opened position or said closed position; wherein said first electrical element is in electrical connection with the power source of the vehicle via a flexible cable and wherein one end of said flexible cable is secured to and electrically connected to a first electrical connector at said first electrical element at said movable window panel and wherein another end of said flexible cable is secured to and electrically connected to a second electrical connector at said fixed window panel; and wherein said flexible cable comprises an extendable and retractable flexible cable that extends and retracts responsive to movement of said movable window panel relative to said fixed window panel, and wherein said extendable and retractable flexible cable comprises a coiled flexible cable.