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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2003
David C. Roberts, Greensboro, NC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Richard D. Coulcher, Jr., Greensboro, NC (US);
David A. Schwartz, High Point, NC (US);
David C. Roberts, Greensboro, NC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Richard D. Coulcher, Jr., Greensboro, NC (US);
David A. Schwartz, High Point, NC (US);
Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., Freeport, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for positioning a stock window covering in a sizing mechanism for sizing the window covering in a retail outlet includes obtaining a width specification for a finished window covering, which includes a bottom rail, a window covering material and a head rail, the method comprising. The stock window covering is disposed in a sizing mechanism adjacent a scale. The scale is calibrated from a cutting plane of the sizing mechanism, and has indicia that are twice the actual distance from the cutting plane. The center of the stock window covering is located on an indicia in the scale having a value equal to the width specification.