Patent ID: 8578654

Claim:
A window assembly comprising: a first window panel to be mounted within a vehicle, said first window panel including an opening and having an exterior surface and an interior surface; a second window panel mounted for movement relative to said first window panel between an open position where said opening is uncovered and a closed position where said second window panel covers said opening, the second window panel having at least one guide member secured thereto; a guide system for moving the second window panel between the open and closed positions, the guide system having a cursor, the cursor being a single rigid member, wherein a portion of the cursor is slidably received within the at least one guide member, wherein the portion of the cursor is configured to move the second window panel along a first path of movement to move said second window panel between said closed position and an offset position where said second window panel is inwardly and away from said exterior surface of said first window panel; and a drive mechanism cooperating with said guide system to uncover said opening by moving said second window panel inwardly in a first direction along said first path of movement by applying a force to the cursor in a second direction, said second direction being different than said first direction and then moving the second window panel in the second direction by further applying the force to the cursor in the second direction after the second window panel has been moved from the closed position to the offset position such that the second window panel moves along a second path of movement in the second direction, wherein the portion extends obliquely relative to.