Device for removing stray fibers from a shade fabric edge

A device for removing stray fibers from a shade fabric along an edge of the shade fabric, the device comprising:

• a fabric teaser including first and second rotary brushes each having a brush element and a drive motor for rotating the brush element, the brush elements of the fabric teaser having radially-extending bristles and arranged for receiving the shade fabric between the bristles of the brush elements for teasing of the stray fibers along the edge of the shade fabric by the bristles;
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• upper and lower fiber cutters each having reciprocating cutting elements located at a cutting end of the fiber cutter, the fiber cutters arranged for removal of the stray fibers along the edge of the shade fabric.

A fabric teaser for loosening stray fibers along an edge of a shade fabric, the fabric teaser comprising:

• first and second rotary brushes each having a brush element, the brush elements of the first and second rotary brushes adapted to receive the edge of the shade fabric between the brush elements, the brush elements of the first and second rotary brushes adapted to rotate in opposite rotational directions for loosening the stray fibers along the edge of the shade fabric.

A method of loosening stray fibers from an edge of a shade fabric, the method comprising the steps of:

• rotating brush elements of two rotary brushes in opposite directions, the brush elements of the two rotary brushes mounted opposite each other;
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• providing the edge of the shade fabric between the brush elements of the two rotary brushes to loosen the stray fibers along the edge of the shade fabric.