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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., Freeport, IL (US);
Abstract
A blind cutting apparatus includes a support surface adapted to support a window covering, a frame disposed at the end of the support surface and a rack movable within the frame. A plurality of die assemblies are fastened to the rack, in which each die assembly includes a fixed die that has openings sized to receive the ends of the window covering and a movable die that is movable relative to the fixed die. The fixed dies and the movable dies are adapted to cut the ends of the window covering. The rack is adapted to move relative to the support surface such that a selected die assembly is adjacent the support surface and the moveable die of the selected die assembly is independently moveable of the moveable dies of the other die assemblies.