Cutdown machine for coverings to fit architectural openings
OwnerJoseph M. Remmert, Cletis F. Swopes +1inventors
InventorsJoseph M. Remmert, Cletis F. Swopes, Steven J. Neumaier
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Abstract
A cutdown machine for cutting various types of window blinds includes a band saw, and may be incorporated with cutters of other types to provide a cutdown center that is easy to use.
Claims20
A cut down machine for cutting window blind products and other treatment products for architectural openings, said cutdown machine comprising:
- a band saw;
- means for positioning and holding a product to be cut;
- and
- means for causing relative movement between the band saw and the means for holding the product, such that an end of the product is cut by the band saw.
A cut down machine for cutting window blind products and other treatment products for architectural openings, said cutdown machine comprising:
- a stationary saw;
- a tray slidable toward and away from said saw for carrying a product through a cutting region of said saw;
- means for positioning and holding a product to be cut;
- and
- a die cutting unit on an end of said tray for cutting a head rail of a window blind product.
An end stop unit for a cutdown machine for cutting window blinds and other treatments for architectural openings, said end stop unit comprising:
- a base;
- a carriage slidable along said base between a securable operating position and a retracted position;
- and
- a fence selectively positionable and securable along said carriage, said fence having an abutment for engaging an end of a product to be cut in the cutdown machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.