Guide and support assembly for a window pane

Claim 1

An arrangement for movably supporting a windowpane having expansive surfaces comprising: track means with respect to which said windowpane is generally movable; and unitary guide means adapted to receive a marginal edge portion of said windowpane and comprising a pane-engaging portion which is generally U-shaped, including a web base portion adapted to engage the marginal edge portion of said windowpane, and a pair of finger portions adapted to respectively engage the expansive surfaces of said windowpane, and further comprising at least on portion of reduced cross section joining at least one of said finger portions to said web base portion to accommodate resilient engagement of said guide means and said windowpane, said guide means being adapted for interengagement with said track means for relative movement with respect thereto, said arrangement including retention means for retaining said guide means within said track means; said guide means including integral biasing means adapted for operative engagement with said track means to control sliding movement of said guide means and said windowpane together with respect to the support means, and comprising a portion extending generally away from said marginal edge of said windowpane and including at least a portion adapted to be spaced from said U-shaped portion of said guide means that is generally arcuate in cross section and adapted to resiliently bias said guide means with respect to said track means for facilitating selective positioning of said windowpane with respect to said track means.