Method and apparatus of infinitely sizing a mini blind

Apparatus for sizing a mini blind having a plurality of slat means to an exact, specified width at the time of purchase, said apparatus including

• means for supporting a mini blind in a position to be cut to a specified width,
• means for cutting all elements of the mini blind which have a dimension greater than the specified width, to the specified width,
• means for forming a ladder cord aperture in the mini blind at a location adjacent the cut end of the mini blind, and
• means for placing several of a plurality of ladder links which comprise a portion of a ladder means on the cut end side of the aperture and for placing several of said plurality of ladder links on the opposite side of the aperture
• whereby, when a ladder cord associated with said ladder means is threaded into said aperture and fixed with respect to the lower most portion of the mini blind, said ladder means is substantially precluded from displacement in either direction from the ladder cord.

A method of sizing a mini blind having a plurality of slat means and a first ladder means at an undisturbed end of said slat means and a second ladder means having a plurality of rungs at a cuttable end portion of said slat means to an exact, specified width at the time of purchase by an operator, said method including the steps of

• locating the second ladder means in a position remote from its final position,
• forming at least the slat means of the mini blind into a rigid structure,
• sizing the mini blind to the specified width by separating excess, unwanted mini blind material, including excess portions of the slat means, while maintained as a rigid structure, from the balance of the mini blind,
• forming an aperture for a lift cord associated with the second ladder means through the slat means while they are maintained as a rigid structure,
• positioning at least one ladder rung of the second ladder means on each side of the formed aperture and
• threading lift cord means through the apertured slat means and securing said lift cord means in fixed relationship to the lower portion of the mini blind.

A method of sizing a mini blind having a plurality of slat means and a first ladder means at an undisturbed end of said slat means, and additional ladder means, said additional ladder means including at least a second ladder means having a plurality of rungs at a cuttable end portion of said slat mans, and a third ladder means having a plurality of rungs which is intended to be located in a final position intermediate said first and second ladder means, to an exact specified width at the time of purchase by an operator, said method including the steps of

• locating the second and third ladder means in positions remote from their final positions,
• forming at least the slat means of the mini blind into a rigid structure,
• sizing the mini blind to the specified width by separating excess, unwanted mini blind material, including excess portions of the slat means while maintained as a rigid structure, from the balance of the mini blind.
• forming apertures for a liftcord associated with at least the first of the additional ladder means through the slat means while they are maintained as a rigid structure,
• positioning at least one ladder rung of each of the additional lift cord means on each side of an associated aperture formed in the slat means, and
• threading lift cord means through the apertures associated with the second and third ladder means and securing said lift cord means in fixed relationship to the lower portion of the mini blind.

A method of sizing a mini blind having a plurality of slat means to an exact specified width at the time of purchase by an operator, said method including the steps of

• locating a mini blind composed of a plurality of slat means and having first ladder means associated with a first end of the blind and second ladder means associated with the second end of the blind in a position to be sized to a desired dimension, at least said first ladder means being initially located a predetermined distance from its associated first end of the blind and longitudinally fixed with respect to the longest dimension of the slat means, and
• sizing the mini blind to the final specified width by separating excess slat means,
• said sizing being carried out without changing the longitudinal relationship of at least said first ladder means with respect to the slat means,
• to thereby provide a mini-blind of the specified width with first and second ladder means substantially equally spaced from their associated slat means ends.

Apparatus for sizing a mini blind having a plurality of salt means and head rail means to an exact, specified width at the time of purchase, said apparatus including

• means for supporting a mini blind in a position to be cut to a specified width,
• means for cutting all elements of the mini blind which have a dimension greater than the specified width, to the specified width,
• means for forming a lift cord aperture in at least the slat means at a location adjacent to a cut end of the slat means, and
• means for placing several of the ladder rungs which form a portion of a ladder means on the side of an aperture associated with a cut end portion of the slat means and for placing several of said ladder rungs on the opposite side of the said aperture
• whereby, when a lift cord associated with said ladder means is threaded into said aperture and fixed with respect to the lower most portion of the mini blind, said ladder means is substantially precluded from displacement in either direction from the lift cord.