Blind and shade cutting center with movable locator
AssigneeNewell Window Furnishings, Inc.
InventorsDavid Roberts, Thomas A. Caputo, Richard D. Coulcher, Jr., David A. Schwartz
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Abstract
An apparatus for sizing a window covering in a retail outlet includes a housing with a first working end, a second working end, and a top operating surface adapted to support a window covering. The window covering includes first and second ends and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first and second ends. A cutting element is disposed on the first working end and defines a cutting plane. A locator is axially slidable on the housing relative to the cutting plane and is adapted to engage the connector of the window covering.
Claims25
An apparatus for sizing a window covering from a stock width to a desired width in a retail outlet, the window covering including first and second ends and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first and second ends, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a first working end, a second working end, and an operating surface adapted to support a window covering;
- a cutting element disposed on the first working end, and defining a cutting plane;
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- a locator axially slidable on the housing and relative to the cutting plane and engageable with the approximately midway disposed connector of the window covering to be sized such that upon sizing of the window covering, the distance between the locator and the cutting plane is approximately one half the desired width of the window covering.
A system for sizing window coverings in a retail outlet, the window coverings including a head rail and a window covering material and a bottom rail operatively connected to the head rail, the head rail, window covering material and bottom rail having a predetermined starting width, the bottom rail having a first end and a connector including an aperture located a distance equal to one half of the predetermined width from the first end, the system comprising:
- the window covering;
- a top operating surface adapted to support the window covering;
- a cutter disposed at one end of the table surface and defining a cutting plane;
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- a locator releasably engageable with the connector of the window covering, the locator being movable on the top operating surface relative to the cutting plane.
An apparatus for sizing a window covering in a retail outlet, the window covering including first and second ends and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first and second ends, the apparatus comprising:
- means for supporting a window covering, the support means including a first working end, a second working end, and a top operating surface;
- means for cutting the ends of a window covering on the first working end, the cutting means defining a cutting plane;
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- means for locating the connector of the window covering, the locating means being axially slidable on the support means relative to the cutting plane.
An apparatus for sizing a window covering a retail outlet, the window covering including first and second ends and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first and second ends, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing with an operating surface having a first working end, the top operating surface adapted to support a window covering;
- a cutting element disposed on the first working end and defining a cutting plane;
- a linear measure disposed on the housing that includes half-scale indicia relative to the cutting plane;
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- a locator axially slidable on the housing and relative to the cutting plane and releasably engageable with the connector of the window covering, wherein the locator indicates a distance on the half scale indicia that is twice the actual distance from the cutting plane.
A system for sizing window coverings in a retail outlet, comprising:
- a window covering including a head rail and a window covering material and a bottom rail operatively connected to the head rail, the bottom rail having a first end and a second end and a connector located approximately midway between the first end and the second end;
- an operating surface adapted to support the window covering;
- a cutter disposed at one end of the operating surface and defining a cutting plane;
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- a locator releasably engageable with the connector of the window covering, the locator being movable on the operating surface relative to the cutting plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.