Patent ID: 6845806
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A weighted roller shade fabric comprising: a flexible shade fabric; a hem bar secured to the shade fabric such that a portion of the shade fabric wraps an outer surface of the hem bar and substantially encloses the hem bar to weight the fabric, the hem bar defining an interior cavity, the hem bar including a longitudinally extending slot through which a portion of the shade fabric adjacent to the substantially enclosing portion is received to form a loop within the interior cavity; and a securing member engaging the shade fabric within the interior cavity to secure the hem bar to the shade fabric adjacent the wrapping portion of the shade fabric without any visible seam, the securing member comprising an elongated rod received within the shade fabric loop, the rod wedging the shade fabric against an inner surface of the interior cavity adjacent the slot under load applied by the weight of the hem bar.