Window Covering Sizing Method and Apparatus

A system for sizing of a window covering, said system comprising:

• a platform configured to support the window covering;
• a lateral support surface extending from said platform;
• a cutting device configured to cut the window covering along a cutting plane;
• a clamping device movable in a first direction to clamp the window covering against said lateral support surface;
• a drive configured to move said clamping device and the window covering relative to said lateral support surface in a second direction towards said cutting plane to position the window covering relative to said cutting device;
• and
• a controller configured to automatically control the operation of said clamping device and said drive, said controller configured to determine a distance that a portion of the window covering must be moved relative to said cutting device to allow the window covering to be cut to a desired size, said controller being further configured to automatically control said drive to position the window covering relative to the cutting plane based at least in part on the determined distance;
• wherein, when said clamping device is moved in the first direction to clamp the window covering against said lateral support surface, a clamped portion of the window covering is clamped between said clamping device and said lateral support surface in the first direction.

A method for sizing a window covering using a sizing apparatus including a platform, a lateral support surface extending from the platform, and a cutting device configured to cut the window covering along a cutting plane, said method comprising:

• controlling, with a computing device, an operation of a clamping device to clamp the window covering in a first direction against the lateral support surface, a clamped portion of the window covering being clamped between the clamping device and the lateral support surface in the first direction;
• determining, with the computing device, a distance to move the window covering in a second direction to allow the window covering to be cut to a desired size;
• and
• controlling, with the computing device, an operation of a drive to move the clamping device and the window covering relative to the lateral support surface in the second direction to position the window covering relative to the cutting plane of the cutting device based on the determined distance.