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US 6,604,443 B2Granted
Blind and shade cutting center
AssigneeNewell Window Furnishings, Inc.
InventorsDavid C. Roberts, Thomas A. Caputo, Richard D. Coulcher, Jr., David A. Schwartz
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an isle 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.
Claims8
A method of sizing a window covering in a retail outlet, comprising:
- obtaining a width specification for a finished window covering;
- providing a stock window covering having a bottom rail provided with two ends, a head rail, and a window covering material operatively connected to the bottom rail, the bottom rail having a connector centrally located between two ends of the bottom rail, the stock window covering having a width greater than the width specification of the finished window covering;
- providing a housing including a locator for engaging the connector;
- engaging the connector with the locator;
- positioning the locator and window covering connector a distance equal to one half of the width specification from a cutting plane of a sizing mechanism;
- and
- removing a portion of a first end of the bottom rail, head rail and slats extending beyond the cutting plane distal the locator with the sizing mechanism.
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A method of sizing a window covering in a retail outlet, comprising:
- obtaining a width specification for a finished window covering;
- providing a stock window covering with two ends, having a bottom rail, a head rail, and a window covering material operatively connected to the bottom rail, the bottom rail having a connector located between two ends of the window covering, the stock window covering having a width greater than the width specification for the finished window covering;
- providing a housing including a locator for engaging the connector;
- engaging the connector with the locator;
- positioning the window covering such that a distal portion of a first end of the window covering extends beyond a cutting plane in a sizing mechanism;
- and
- removing the distal portion of the first end of the window covering extending beyond the cutting plane with the sizing mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.