US 11,866,993 B2
Roller shade hem bar assembly
Fang Lin, Staten Island, NY (US)
Assigned to Crestron Electronics, Inc., Rockleigh, NJ (US)
Filed by Crestron Electronics, Inc., Rockleigh, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/829,656.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392439 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. E06B 9/42 (2006.01); E06B 9/62 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/42 (2013.01) [E06B 9/62 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hem bar assembly adapted to secure to a shade material of a roller shade that selectively covers or uncovers an architectural opening, the hem bar assembly comprising:
a first and a second longitudinal hem bar portions each longitudinally extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end and comprising an outer face and an inner face vertically extending between a first edge and a second edge, wherein the inner face of each of the first and second longitudinal hem bar portions comprises a first channel proximate to the first edge, a second channel proximate to the second edge, and a third channel located between the first and second channels;
at least one tubular spline adapted to wedge and retain the shade material within one of the first channel and the second channel of one of the first and second hem bar portions; and
a longitudinal retaining clip comprising at least a pair of oppositely disposed hooked arms outwardly extending therefrom, wherein each of the hooked arms is adapted to enter and clip to one of the third channels in a respective one of the first and second hem bar portions to attach the first hem bar portion to the second hem bar portion;
wherein the shade material is adapted to be retained between the first hem bar portion and the second hem bar portion.