Patent ID: 7395631

Claim:
A sliding unit for a sliding window assembly with the sliding window assembly including a track member defining a first channel and a second channel, said sliding unit comprising: a sliding panel; a carrier component movable along the track member between an open position and a closed position and operatively connected to said sliding panel for supporting said sliding panel as said carrier component moves; said carrier component including an edge, a first tab extending from said edge to a first length for sliding in the first channel, and a second tab disposed apart from said first tab and extending from said edge to a second length less than said first length for sliding in the second channel as said carrier component moves between said open and closed positions; said first tab including a first pair of surfaces parallel to one another with a first width defined between said first pair of surfaces; said second tab including a third pair of surfaces parallel to one another with a second width defined between said third pair of surfaces; said second tab further including at least one generally planar angled surface generally non-perpendicular to said third pair of surfaces; said surfaces of said first tab extending generally continuously from said edge to a distal end of said first tab; and the surfaces of said second tab extending generally continuously from said edge to a distal end of said second tab.