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A window assembly for a vehicle provides at least one fixed panel or window and a movable panel or window. The window assembly includes a frame which includes a perimeter portion and a dividing portion. The fixed window panel is secured to the dividing portion and a portion of the perimeter portion,

A window assembly for a vehicle provides at least one fixed panel or window and a movable panel or window. The window assembly includes a frame which includes a perimeter portion and a dividing portion. The fixed window panel is secured to the dividing portion and a portion of the perimeter portion, while the movable window panel slidably engages the dividing portion. The window assembly includes a resilient seal secured to the frame. The resilient seal is secured to the frame via integral molding of the resilient seal to the frame. The resilient seal may have different cross sectional forms at different portions of the frame.

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A window assembly for a vehicle provides at least one fixed panel or window and a movable panel or window. The window assembly includes a frame which includes a perimeter portion and a dividing portion. The fixed window panel is secured to the dividing portion and a portion of the perimeter portion,

A window assembly for a vehicle provides at least one fixed panel or window and a movable panel or window. The window assembly includes a frame which includes a perimeter portion and a dividing portion. The fixed window panel is secured to the dividing portion and a portion of the perimeter portion, while the movable window panel slidably engages the dividing portion. The window assembly includes a resilient seal secured to the frame. The resilient seal is secured to the frame via integral molding of the resilient seal to the frame. The resilient seal may have different cross sectional forms at different portions of the frame. eplate surrounding the perimeter edges of said recess; a pawl having upper and lower ends and front and back surfaces; means for pivotally mounting said pawl within the cavity of said housing, said mounting means comprising: a pair of stud mounting recesses on opposing sides, respectively, of said pawl proximate its upper end; a pair of retaining studs, each extending into said cavity from opposing inside surfaces of the housing; and each retaining stud being nested within an associated stud mounting recess for pivotally mounting said pawl within said cavity; and spring biasing means mounted on said pawl within said housing for normally biasing a lowermost arresting edge at said lower end of said pawl, away from said housing and adapted to be into the pathway of a top portion of said lower sash for preventing further opening thereof or upper movement, said pawl being in a securing position with an uppermost contact edge at said upper end of said pawl configured for abutting against an inside edge of the top of the opening in said faceplate, and adapted for transferring a substantial portion of the upward force of said lower sash through said pawl and housing into said upper sash frame. 2. The device of claim 1 further comprising means for preventing dust or debris from entering said cavity with said pawl in the securing position. 3. The device of claim 2 wherein said means for preventing dust or debris from entering said cavity includes a tab extending from said back surface of said pawl and being configured for engagement with an inside edge of the bottom of said opening in said faceplate, for keeping dust or debris out of said cavity when said pawl is in the securing position. 4. The device of claim 1, further including means for selectively retaining said arresting edge of said pawl within said cavity, said pawl being in a retracted position for permitting further opening of said lower sash. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein said means for retaining said arresting edge within said cavity includes: a protruding lip at said lower end of said pawl proximate its front surface, being configured to engage an inside edge of the bottom of the opening in said faceplate; and said pair of stud mounting recesses being configured for permitting said pawl to slide on said retaining studs to selectively move its protruding lip onto the inside edge of said faceplate. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein said means for retaining said housing in said recess includes two pair of anchor tabs, each pair extending from upper and lower ends of side portions of said housing for snapping said housing into the recess of said vertical facial member, whereby said anchor tabs secure the edge of said recess against the edge of said faceplate. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein said spring biasing means is a torsional spring. 8. The device of claim 7, further including: said torsional spring having first and second ends; said first end being biased against said pawl; and said second end being biased against an inside back wall of said housing. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein said housing is composed of a unitary construction. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein said pawl further includes a gripping surface on said front surface thereon. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein said gripping surface includes a plurality of ridges along said front surface. 12. A window securing device for use in a double-hung sash window assembly having upper and lower sash window frames installed for vertical reciprocal sliding movement, one relative to the other, said upper sash frame having a recess into the interior of an inside face of a vertical member thereof, said device comprising: a housing including: (a) a cavity formed by opposing side walls and a back wall; (b) a faceplate overlaying said cavity having an opening into the cavity; and (c) said housing adapted to be retained in said recess with the faceplate surrounding the perimetric edges of said recess; a pawl having front and back surfaces and upper and lower ends with said upper end including means to mount said pawl in the housing, said lower end being movable between a securing position and a retracted position in the opening of the faceplate, said pawl mounting means comprising: a pair of stud mounting recesses on opposing sides, respectively, of said pawl, proximate its upper end; a pair of retaining studs, each extending from opposing inside surfaces of said side wall portions of the housing; and each retaining stud being nested within an associated stud mounting recess for pivotally mounting said pawl within said cavity; a spring being mounted on said pawl for biasing the lower end of said pawl to protrude out of said opening into said securing position wherein the pawl is adapted to engage against the lower sash frame and prevent such relative sliding movement between the sash frames; said spring mounted pawl being retractable manually into the cavity and adapted to disengage said lower end of the pawl from the lower sash frame and permit such relative sliding movement between the sash frames; means for releasably retaining said lower end of the pawl in said retracted position within said cavity; and said upper end of the pawl having a contact edge configured for engagement with the top of the opening in the faceplate whenever said pawl is in said securing position, said pawl in the securing position has its lower end adapted to protrude over the top edge of the lower sash frame to prevent the lower sash frame from being raised upward, whereby if an attempt is made to raise said lower sash a vertically directed contact is imposed therefrom to the lower end of said pawl, thereby causing a vertical component force to be directed upward from said contact edge of said pawl into the upper edge of the opening of the faceplate, such that said pawl resists further upward movement of said lower sash, and adapted to transfer the resultant force vector into a stile of said upper sash frame. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein said pawl and said housing are made of a rigid plastic polymer composite. 14. The device of claim 12 further comprising means for preventing dust or debris from entering said cavity with said pawl in the securing position. 15. The device of claim 12, wherein the stud mounting recesses are elongated for permitting said pawl to be slid within said housing for causing a protruding lip at the lower end of the front surface of the pawl to engage an inside portion of the lower end of said opening. 16. The device of claim 12, further including a means for securably retaining said housing within the recess of the sash frame. 17. The device of claim 16, wherein said means includes a pair of anchor tabs at the top and at the bottom end of said housing configured to exert slight biasing force against the perimetric edges of said recess. 18. The device of claim 12, wherein said pawl includes a gripping surface along the front surface thereof for user's fingers. 19. The device of claim 18, wherein said gripping surface includes a plurality of sawtooth ridges defined along the front surface of the pawl. 20. The device of claim 12, wherein said spring is a torsional spring. 21. The device of claim 20, wherein: said pawl further includes a recessed portion proximate said back surface; said torsional spring having first and second ends; and said first end being within said recessed portion, and said second end being retained against an inside surface of said back wall. 22. The device of claim 12, wherein said spring is integral with said pawl. 23. The device of claim 12, wherein said housing is composed of a unitary construction. 24. A window securing device for use in a double-hung sash window assembly having upper and lower sash window frames installed for relative overlapping vertical sliding movement, said upper sash frame having a recess into the interior of a vertical facial membe