Patent ID: 11866993
Assignee: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 17:
18. 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 the first hem bar portion comprises a first channel proximate to the first edge and a second channel proximate to the second edge, wherein the inner face of each of the first and second hem bar portions comprises a third channel located between the first and second edges;
a tubular spline adapted to wedge and retain the shade material within one of the first channel and the second channel, wherein the shade material is adapted to wrap around the outer face of the first hem bar portion; and
a longitudinal retaining clip comprising at least a pair of oppositely disposed hooked arms outwardly extending therefrom, wherein each hooked arm 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.