Patent ID: 8048529

Claim:
A rear sliding window assembly suitable for use in a vehicle, said rear sliding window assembly comprising: upper and lower track members; a first fixed glass window panel and a second fixed glass window panel, each of said first and second fixed glass window panels having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface; wherein said rear sliding window assembly comprises a rear sliding window assembly of a pickup truck and wherein said rear sliding window assembly is configured for mounting at a rear opening of a cab of the pickup truck, and wherein said first surface of said first and second fixed glass window panels comprises an exterior surface of said first and second fixed glass window panels when said rear sliding window assembly is normally mounted at the rear opening of the cab of the pickup truck equipped with said rear sliding window assembly; wherein said upper and lower track members are disposed at said second surface of said first and second fixed glass window panels and wherein no portion of said upper and lower track members is in contact with said first surface of said first and second fixed glass window panels, and wherein said first fixed glass window panel is spaced from said second fixed glass window panels by a gap; a movable glass window panel slidably disposed at said upper and lower track members and movable at least partially along said upper and lower track members relative to said first and second fixed glass window panels; wherein said movable glass window panel is movable between opened and closed positions, and wherein said movable glass window panel is disposed at said gap that is between said first and second fixed glass window panels when in said closed position; wherein a lower perimeter edge of said movable glass window panel is received by a lower glide member, and wherein said lower glide member is disposed in said lower track member to facilitate sliding of said movable glass window panel at least partially along said lower track member; and a gasket disposed at a perimeter portion of said window assembly, wherein said gasket comprises a rigid polymeric material, and wherein said gasket comprises at least one fastener for at least partially attaching said window assembly to the equipped vehicle.