Window shade roller with shade cutting assembly
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1. A shade cutter adapted to be mounted on a rolled shade or the like and positioned to cut the shade to a desired length, said cutter comprising:
- an elongaed, tubular shade holder defining a passage for receiving the rolled shade;
an elongated, tubular collar also defining a passage for receiving the rolled shade, said holder and said collar dimensioned to be gripped by a user;
connecting means on said shade holder and said collar for rotatably connecting said collar to said shade holder and positioning same in generally coaxial relationship; and
cutting means carried by said collar for cutting the shade upon rotation of said collar with respect to said holder, said cutting means including a cutting blade having an edge aligned generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said collar and which is shiftable into the collar and towards the rotational axis of said collar.
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Abstract
A window shade cutter includes an elongated tubular shade holder which is clamped onto a rolled shade, and an elongated tubular collar which is rotatably coupled to the shade holder. A guillotine cutter subassembly is supported on the collar which defines a guide supporting a blade holder and cutting blade in an enclosed fashion. The shade cutter is preferably mounted on a rolled shade at the point of manufacture and packaged as a unit therewith.
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34 Claims
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1. A shade cutter adapted to be mounted on a rolled shade or the like and positioned to cut the shade to a desired length, said cutter comprising:
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an elongaed, tubular shade holder defining a passage for receiving the rolled shade; an elongated, tubular collar also defining a passage for receiving the rolled shade, said holder and said collar dimensioned to be gripped by a user; connecting means on said shade holder and said collar for rotatably connecting said collar to said shade holder and positioning same in generally coaxial relationship; and cutting means carried by said collar for cutting the shade upon rotation of said collar with respect to said holder, said cutting means including a cutting blade having an edge aligned generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said collar and which is shiftable into the collar and towards the rotational axis of said collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An adjustably positioned shade cutter assembly adapted to encircle a rolled shade, to be positioned axially thereof and to cut an end portion off of the rolled shade, said assembly comprising:
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clamp means for clampingly receiving an end of a rolled shade, said clamp means defining a bore having a longitudinal axis; an enclosed guillotine cutter coaxially aligned with said clamp means and defining another bore dimensioned to receive the rolled shade, said cutter including a guide, and a blade holder shiftable within said guide towards and into said another bore; and coupling means engaging said clamp means and said guillotine cutter for rotatably coupling said cutter to said clamp means so that the cutter may be rotated around a shade and the blade holder shifted into said another bore whereby a blade carried by the holder will engage and cut a rolled shade positioned within said bores. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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