Dual mini-blind cutter
AssigneeNewell Operating Company
InventorsDelbart B. Graves, Carl Pahnke, James L. Daniels, David J. Jarecki, Michael J. Walsh, Roger L. Anderson
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Abstract
A mini-blind cutter for selective manual in-store sizing of a first mini-blind product and a second mini-blind product. Each of the mini-blind products include a head rail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail having a different geometry and or material composition. A die assembly is movable from a first position to a second position includes a first and second region to receive the first and second mini-blind products. A blade carrier assembly includes at least two blade carriers and permits permit independent translation of the blade carriers to accommodate the different sized mini-blind products.
Claims19
A blind cutter for in-store sizing a mini-blind product including a head rail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail, the blind cutter comprising:
- a framework;
- a die assembly coupled to the framework having a region for receiving a portion of each of the head rail, plurality of slats, and bottom rail;
- a blade carrier assembly attached to the framework, the blade carrier assembly including at least one blade carrier movable from a first extended position in which the mini-blind product is loaded into the blind cutter for sizing and a second retracted position in which the mini-blind product has been sized;
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- a drive system being connected to the framework and blade carrier assembly to provide linear translation of the at least one blade carrier to size the mini-blind product, the drive system including a driving pawl and track;
- the drive system including a switch for releasing the driving pawl from the track to permit manual movement of the first blade carrier from the retracted to the extended position;
- the die assembly including a first region for receiving a portion of the head rail, plurality of slats and bottom rail of the mini-blind product, and a second region for receiving a portion of the head rail, plurality of slats and bottom rail of a second mini-blind product, the die assembly being movable from a first position for sizing the first mini-blind product and to a second position for sizing the second mini-blind product;
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- the drive system translating the first blade carrier independent of the second blade carrier for a first distance, and translating the first and second blade carriers for a second distance, when the die assembly is in the first position.
A blind cutter for in-store sizing a mini-blind product including a head rail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail, the blind cutter comprising:
- a framework;
- a die assembly coupled to the framework having a region for receiving a portion of each of the head rail, plurality of slats, and bottom rail;
- a blade carrier assembly attached to the framework, the blade carrier assembly including a first blade carrier having a first blade member attached thereto, and a second blade carrier having a second blade member attached thereto;
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- a drive system being connected to the framework and blade carrier assembly to provide linear translation of the first blade carrier independent of the second blade carrier for a pre-determined first distance, and simultaneous linear translation of the first and second blade carriers for a pre-determined second distance.
A blind cutter for in-store sizing a mini-blind product including a head rail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail:;
- a framework;
- a die assembly coupled to the framework, the die assembly including a region for receiving a portion of the head rail, plurality of slats and bottom rail of the mini-blind product;
- a first blade carrier including a first blade carrier having a first blade member attached thereto, and a second blade carrier having a second blade member attached thereto;
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- a drive system being connected to the first blade carrier assembly to provide translation of the first blade carrier independently of the second blade carrier for a first distance and to provide simultaneous translation of the first and second blade carriers for a second distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.