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US 2011/0088524 A1Published application
Automatically Configurable Blind Cutting Center
AssigneeNewell Window Furnishings, Inc.
InventorJoseph Potts
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an aisle of a retail outlet. The method includes the steps of locating the center of the window covering relative to a cutting station utilizing a half scale for removing a portion of the window covering from each of its ends.
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An apparatus to size the width of a window covering in a retail store, comprising:
- a support surface to support a window covering to be sized;
- a first cutter configured to cut a width of the window covering to a predetermined width, the first cutter being disposed adjacent to the support surface;
- a second cutter configured to cut the width of the window covering to a predetermined width, the second cutter being disposed adjacent to the support surface at an opposite end of the support surface from the first cutter;
- a controller operatively connected to the first and second cutters;
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- an input device communicatively connected to the controller, the input device being configured to receive information;
- wherein the first cutter and second cutter are automatically configured based on the information received by the input device.
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A method of cutting a window covering in a variable blind cutting center, comprising:
- providing a support surface adapted to support a window covering, a first cutter adjacent the support surface, a second cutter adjacent the support surface and disposed at an opposite end of the support surface from the first cutter, and a controller operatively connected to the first cutter and the second cutter, the blind cutting center being initially in a disabled condition;
- inputting an identification of the user into an input device that is communicatively connected to the controller;
- enabling the blind cutting center by sending a signal from the controller to a control panel;
- inputting an identification of the window covering into the input device;
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- enabling one of the first cutter and the second cutter based on the identification of the window covering, or disabling the other of the first and second cutter based on the identification of the window covering, by sending a signal from the controller to the first or second cutter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.