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A heated sliding window assembly comprising a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, with the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid. A sliding pane is slidable within the circumferential frame between an open posit

A heated sliding window assembly comprising a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, with the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid. A sliding pane is slidable within the circumferential frame between an open position and a closed position, and the sliding pane has an electrically conductive heating grid. A first conductive element is mounted on the fixed portion and a second conductive element is mounted on the sliding pane. The first and second conductive elements are routed through a latch assembly, and are electrically connected together when the sliding pane is in the closed position. To connect the heating grid of the sliding pane to the heating grid of a second fixed pane, third and fourth conductive elements are employed, either routed through the same latch assembly as the above mentioned first and second conductive elements or mounted at an end of the sliding pane remote from the latch assembly. The conductive elements may make wiping contact with one another to enhance electrical contact. In certain preferred embodiments the latch assembly has a cam which pivots as a latch lever is pivoted to an unlatching position, urging the conductive elements out of electrical contact.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A heated sliding window assembly comprising, in combination:a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid;a sliding pane slidable within the circumfe

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A heated sliding window assembly comprising, in combination:a fixed portion comprising a circumferential frame and a fixed pane attached to the circumferential frame, the fixed pane having an electrically conductive heating grid;a sliding pane slidable within the circumferential frame between an open position and a closed position, the sliding pane having an electrically conductive heating grid;a first electrically conductive element mounted on the fixed portion; anda second electrically conductive element mounted on the sliding pane and electrically connected to the sliding pane heating grid, wherein the first and second electrically conductive elements are electrically connected when the sliding pane is in the closed position, and the first and second electrically conductive elements are not electrically connected when the sliding pane is in the open position.