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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2010
Clifford Birch, Monroe, NC (US);
Paul Christopher Brown, Elgin, SC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Neil L. Casstevens, Colfax, NC (US);
Lawrence Powell Doyle, Reidsville, NC (US);
Mark A. Fox, Climax, NC (US);
Brian Bellamy Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Martin Richard Van Buren, Atlanta, GA (US);
Clifford Birch, Monroe, NC (US);
Paul Christopher Brown, Elgin, SC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Neil L. Casstevens, Colfax, NC (US);
Lawrence Powell Doyle, Reidsville, NC (US);
Mark A. Fox, Climax, NC (US);
Brian Bellamy Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Martin Richard Van Buren, Atlanta, GA (US);
Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., High Point, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for cutting a window covering and methods of cutting a window covering are provided. A method of operating a window covering cutting machine comprises a) packaging a window covering comprising components in a package such that first ends of the components extend beyond a first end of the package and second ends of the components extend beyond a second end of the package; b) automatically moving the package and components in a first direction of travel against a first squaring surface such that the first ends of the components are in a common plane; c) cutting the first ends of the components; d) automatically moving the package and components in a second direction of travel against a second squaring surface such that the second ends of the components are in a common plane; and e) cutting the second ends of the components.