Abstract: An operating assembly for a roller shade including a shade mount rotationally connected to the roller shade concurrent to movement thereof between lowered and raised orientations. A bracket assembly interconnects opposite ends the shade mount and a supporting surface and a drive assembly, a drive unit and an idler unit, is interconnected between the bracket assembly and the shade mount in rotationally driving relation to said shade mount. The bracket assembly includes at least one bracket disposed in supporting interconnection between said drive unit and a support surface and structured for supporting interconnection with different types of drive units.

Abstract: A bottom rail for a flexible material shade including an elongated base dimensioned and configured to be connected to the shade. The base has a hollow interior, extending along the length thereof, and including a plurality of cavities extending interiorly along the length of the base. The plurality of cavities are symmetrically disposed relative to a major axis of the base and are cooperatively structured with the base to be connected to a free end of the shade in different operative orientations, methods styles, etc.