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A vertical shade assembly extendable and retractable in a horizontal direction and including a pleated shade member suspended from an upper traversing track, a shade guide mechanism extending through the assembly, and a braking mechanism operatively connected to the shade guide mechanism for creatin

A vertical shade assembly extendable and retractable in a horizontal direction and including a pleated shade member suspended from an upper traversing track, a shade guide mechanism extending through the assembly, and a braking mechanism operatively connected to the shade guide mechanism for creating a braking force to hold the shade member against movement.

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The improvement in a pleated shade assembly extendable and retractable in a horizontal direction and comprising a pleated shade member with vertically positioned pleats movably suspended in a plane from an upper traversing track, a first vertical support having upper and lower ends and connected to

The improvement in a pleated shade assembly extendable and retractable in a horizontal direction and comprising a pleated shade member with vertically positioned pleats movably suspended in a plane from an upper traversing track, a first vertical support having upper and lower ends and connected to one lateral end of said shade member, a second vertical support connected to the opposite lateral end of said shade member, bracket means connected to said first support and movably supported on said traversing track for movement therealong to move the first support horizontally along said track between a first position spaced from the second support with the shade in an extended condition and a second position adjacent thereto with the shade in a retracted condition, and shade guide means characterized in that the shade guide means includes: (a) a central section translatably extending through said first support whereby said first support can be moved in a direction toward or away from said second support; (b) a first end section extending away from the first support at a location at least adjacent the upper end thereof, said first end section extending to a first end of said track adjacent said first position along said track; (c) a second end section extending away from the first support at a location at least adjacent the lower end thereof, said second end section being directed along the lower half of the shade member from said first support to said second support; and (d) braking means operatively connected to said first support means for exerting a braking force between said shade guide means and said first support to hold said first support in any position between said first and second positions when not under the influence of said moving force.