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

Claim 16:
17. 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, wherein the inner face of each of the first and second hem bar portions comprises a second channel located between the first and second edges;
a tubular spline adapted to wedge and retain the shade material within the first channel; 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 second 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.