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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2010
Jason Begin, Roswell, GA (US);
Clifford Birch, Monroe, NC (US);
Ryan Bishop, Roswell, GA (US);
Paul Christopher Brown, Elgin, SC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Neil L. Casstevens, Colfax, NC (US);
Timothy D. Cluett, Chalfont, PA (US);
Patrick E. Foley, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Mark A. Fox, Climax, NC (US);
Kristi Jane Georgi, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Brian Bellamy Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Grant Rorie Phillips, Columbia, SC (US);
William Norris Scott, Decatur, GA (US);
Martin Richard Van Buren, Atlanta, GA (US);
Neil John Varlamoff, Acworth, GA (US);
Larry Todd Windham, Columbia, SC (US);
Jason Begin, Roswell, GA (US);
Clifford Birch, Monroe, NC (US);
Ryan Bishop, Roswell, GA (US);
Paul Christopher Brown, Elgin, SC (US);
Thomas A. Caputo, Greensboro, NC (US);
Neil L. Casstevens, Colfax, NC (US);
Timothy D. Cluett, Chalfont, PA (US);
Patrick E. Foley, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Mark A. Fox, Climax, NC (US);
Kristi Jane Georgi, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Brian Bellamy Johnson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Grant Rorie Phillips, Columbia, SC (US);
William Norris Scott, Decatur, GA (US);
Martin Richard Van Buren, Atlanta, GA (US);
Neil John Varlamoff, Acworth, GA (US);
Larry Todd Windham, Columbia, SC (US);
Newell Window Furnishings, Inc., High Point, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cutting a vertical window covering are disclosed. One method of operating a window covering cutting machine comprises retaining a window covering in a package such that a first end of the window covering is located at a known first position relative to the package. An engagement element is provided on the package that is located at a known second position on the package. The engagement element is moved a distance from a saw to obtain a final dimension of the window covering where the distance is calculated using the first position and the second position.