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Method and apparatus of infinitely sizing a mini blind

  • US 5,072,494 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1990
  • Issued: 12/17/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A manual method of sizing a mini-blind having a plurality of slat means and a first ladder means at an undisturbed end of said slat means and a second ladder means at a cuttable end of said slat means to an exact, specified width at the time of purchase by an operator, said method including the steps of:

  • locating the second ladder means at the cuttable end of the mini-blind in a position remote from the final position of the ladder cord,forming the mini-blind into a rigid structure,forming an aperture through the rigid structure for a ladder cord for the second ladder means,sizing the mini-blind to the specified width by separating excess mini-blind material from the balance of the mini-blind by the application of a manually applied lever-assisted force to the rigid mini-blind structure,positioning several of the ladder links of the second ladder means on each side of the aperture, andthreading a ladder cord through the aperture and securing it in fixed relationship to the lower portion of the slat means.

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