Patent ID: 7017304

Claim:
A panel assembly for a motor vehicle, the assembly comprising: a fixed panel defining an opening; a rail attached to the fixed panel, the rail comprising a three-sided channel having an attachment side wall attached to the fixed panel and an engagement side wall positioned outwardly from the fixed panel; a movable panel slidably disposed within the rail for selectively covering the opening; a handle attached to the moveable panel, the handle spaced from the moveable panel to define a recess between the handle and moveable panel receiving the engagement side wall of the rail channel; a cam moveably mounted to the handle, the cam defining an engagement surface which extends through an aperture defined in the handle in communication with the recess to selectively engage the engagement side wall of the rail channel; and the cam being biased against the engagement side wall and operable between a locked position where the engagement surface engages the engagement side wall, and an unlocked position where the engagement surface is positioned away from the engagement side wall.