Continuous cable window regulator assembly

A door apparatus comprising:

• a door frame defining a lower central opening extending substantially across a lower central portion of said frame, and an upper central opening extending substantially across an upper central portion of said frame above said lower central portion;
• a movable window mounted to said frame for movement between a raised position, substantially closing said upper central opening, and a lowered position, generally parallel to said lower central portion;
• a guide assembly cooperating with said movable window for guidance thereof between said raised position and said lowered position, said guide assembly including a plurality of pulley members rotatably mounted to said frame in spaced relation proximate a generally horizontal lower periphery of the frame lower central portion, and proximate at least one generally vertical side periphery thereof, said plurality of pulley members being further positioned proximate a generally vertical opposite side periphery of the frame, and a flexible tendon member extending between and rotatably supported on said pulley members in a continuous loop for reciprocating rolling support thereof along said lower periphery and the one side periphery of said frame, and including at least one window attachment device coupled proximate an edge portion of said window and positioned along said one side periphery for reciprocating said window between said raised position and said lowered position as said attachment device reciprocates along said one side periphery, and said tendon member further extending down said opposite side periphery thereof, across said lower periphery and up said one side periphery, and back around and down said one side periphery, back across said lower periphery, and back up said opposite side periphery to form said continuous loop;
• a drive mechanism coupled to said guide assembly to selectively drive said movable window between said raised position and said lowered position,
• said guide assembly and said drive mechanism both being adapted for operation and mounting along a portion of the periphery of the frame lower central portion substantially out of visual obstruction of said lower central opening;
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• an opposite window attachment device coupled proximate an opposite edge portion of said movable window and positioned along said opposite side periphery for reciprocating said window between said raised position and said lowered position as the opposite attachment device reciprocates along said opposite side periphery.