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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
Applicant:
Joseph Potts, Wendell, NC (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Potts, Wendell, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hunter Douglas Industries Switzerland GmbH, Lucerne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D 23/00 (2006.01); B23D 45/00 (2006.01); B26D 1/08 (2006.01); B26D 5/12 (2006.01); B26D 5/34 (2006.01); B26D 7/28 (2006.01); E06B 9/266 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D 45/003 (2013.01); B23D 23/00 (2013.01); B26D 1/08 (2013.01); B26D 5/34 (2013.01); E06B 9/266 (2013.01); B26D 5/12 (2013.01); B26D 7/28 (2013.01); Y10T 83/04 (2015.04); Y10T 83/408 (2015.04); Y10T 83/525 (2015.04); Y10T 83/535 (2015.04); Y10T 83/538 (2015.04); Y10T 83/543 (2015.04); Y10T 83/626 (2015.04); Y10T 83/858 (2015.04); Y10T 83/8748 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an aisle 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.