Roller shade assembly

A roller shade comprising:

• a roller tube;
• a drive received by the roller tube, the drive including a drive shaft and a housing, the housing engaged with the roller tube;
• a first spring assembly received by the roller tube, the first spring assembly including a first housing, a first shaft received by the first housing, a first spring member connected at one end to the first housing, and at an opposite end to the first shaft, wherein the first shaft is configured to rotate relative to the first housing, and the first shaft is configured to engage the drive shaft of the drive;
• a second spring assembly received by the roller tube, the second spring assembly including a second housing, a second shaft received by the second housing, a second spring member connected at one end to the second housing, and at an opposite end to the second shaft, wherein the second shaft is configured to rotate relative to the second housing;
• and
• a series connection assembly including a connector defining a shaft and a locking member,
• wherein the first shaft is configured to engage the shaft defined by the connector, and the second housing is configured to engage the locking member defined by the connector to connect the first spring assembly and the second spring assembly in series.

A connection assembly configured to connect a plurality of roller shade springs in series comprising:

• a housing;
• a connector received by the housing, the connector configured to rotate relative to the housing;
• a shaft defined by the connector, the shaft configured to rotate with the connector;
• and
• a locking member defined by the connector, the locking member is configured to rotate with the connector,
• wherein the shaft is configured to engage a portion of a first spring assembly, and the locking member is configured to engage a portion of a second spring assembly.