Rotary saw cutter blind cut down machine
First Claim
1. A blind cut-down apparatus for cutting and sawing a blind having at least a head rail component of thin material, and blind slats of thicker material suspended from the head rail, and comprising;
- a blind holding plate having at least a head rail opening and a slat opening formed therein for receiving respective components of a blind there through, and holding them in position for cutting;
a slat cutting saw moveable relative to said holding plate, for cutting blind slats extending through said holding plate;
a cutting die holder adjacent to said cutting saw, said cutting die holder carrying at least one cutting die for receiving said head rail there through, and being moveable relative to said holding plate for cutting said head rail, and, movement means for moving said cutting saw and said cutting die holder relative to said holding plate whereby both said blind slats and said head rail may be cut in a common plane along the surface of said holding plate.
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Abstract
A blind cut-down apparatus for cutting and sawing a blind having at least a head rail component, and blind slats suspended from the head rail, and having a blind holding plate with an opening for holding the components in position for cutting, a slat cutting saw moveable relative to the holding plate for cutting blind components held in the holding plate, and including a movement device for moving the cutting saw and the cutting die holder. Also disclosed is a method of saw cutting ends of blind components in which the blind components are held in a head plate and in which a saw balde cuts the components.
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1. A blind cut-down apparatus for cutting and sawing a blind having at least a head rail component of thin material, and blind slats of thicker material suspended from the head rail, and comprising;
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a blind holding plate having at least a head rail opening and a slat opening formed therein for receiving respective components of a blind there through, and holding them in position for cutting;
a slat cutting saw moveable relative to said holding plate, for cutting blind slats extending through said holding plate;
a cutting die holder adjacent to said cutting saw, said cutting die holder carrying at least one cutting die for receiving said head rail there through, and being moveable relative to said holding plate for cutting said head rail, and, movement means for moving said cutting saw and said cutting die holder relative to said holding plate whereby both said blind slats and said head rail may be cut in a common plane along the surface of said holding plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The method of operating a blind cut-down apparatus for cutting and sawing a blind having at least a head rail component of thin material, and blind slats of thicker material suspended from the head rail, and comprising the steps of;
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positioning said blind components in a blind holding plate having at least a head rail opening and a slat opening formed therein for receiving respective components of a blind there through, and holding them in position for cutting;
securing said components in said position;
moving a slat cutting saw moveable relative to said holding plate, for thereby cutting blind slats extending through said holding plate;
moving a head rail cuffing die adjacent to said cutting saw, relative to said holding plate thereby cutting said head rail, and, said movement of said cutting saw and said cutting die cutting both said blind slats and said head rail in a common plane along the surface of said holding plate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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