Patent ID: 7100328

Claim:
An articulating window assembly adapted for use in a window opening of a vehicle body, the assembly comprising, in combination: a windowpane having an inner surface, an outer surface and a peripheral edge, the inner surface having an attachment portion; and a hinge having a window opening side and a second side which is opposite the window opening side, the hinge comprising: a stationary member comprising a pivot element extending along a pivot axis and a mounting element extending at an angle to the pivot axis, the pivot element comprising: a central portion from which the mounting portion extends, and a cylindrical extension extending along the pivot axis from the central portion, the central portion having a larger cross section, taken normal to the pivot axis, than the cylindrical extension; and a polymeric member surrounding at least a portion of the cylindrical extension and attached to the attachment portion of the windowpane, the polymeric member adapted to rotate about the pivot axis.