Cutting apparatus for window covering and methods therefor
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of cutting a window covering to a specified length, said window covering including a headrail, a bottom rail and window covering material extending between said headrail and said bottom rail, said window covering having a longitudinal axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
- providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface, said cutting apparatus having a cutting blade slidably mounted thereon for sliding along a movement axis toward and away from said cutting surface;
positioning said window covering atop said cutting surface of said base so that said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material are arranged side-by-side atop said cutting surface; and
moving said cutting blade along said movement axis and toward said cutting surface to cut said window covering to said specified length, said movement axis including a first component extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said window covering and substantially perpendicular to the second axis of said window covering and a second component extending substantially parallel to the second axis of said window covering, wherein said window covering is positioned atop said cutting surface during the positioning step so that said cutting blade simultaneously cuts through said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material during the moving step.
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Abstract
A method of cutting a window covering having a longitudinal axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis to a specified length includes providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface. The cutting apparatus has a cutting blade slidably mounted thereon for sliding along a movement axis toward and away from the cutting surface. The window covering is then positioned atop the cutting surface of the base and the cutting blade is moved along the movement axis and toward the cutting surface to cut the window covering to the specified length. The movement axis has a first component extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the window covering and substantially perpendicular to the second axis of the window covering and a second component extending substantially parallel to the second axis of the window covering.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of cutting a window covering to a specified length, said window covering including a headrail, a bottom rail and window covering material extending between said headrail and said bottom rail, said window covering having a longitudinal axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
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providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface, said cutting apparatus having a cutting blade slidably mounted thereon for sliding along a movement axis toward and away from said cutting surface;
positioning said window covering atop said cutting surface of said base so that said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material are arranged side-by-side atop said cutting surface; and
moving said cutting blade along said movement axis and toward said cutting surface to cut said window covering to said specified length, said movement axis including a first component extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said window covering and substantially perpendicular to the second axis of said window covering and a second component extending substantially parallel to the second axis of said window covering, wherein said window covering is positioned atop said cutting surface during the positioning step so that said cutting blade simultaneously cuts through said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material during the moving step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of cutting a window covering to a specified length, said window covering including a headrail, a bottom rail and window covering material extending between said headrail and said bottom rail, said window covering having a longitudinal axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
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providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface, said cutting apparatus including a cutting blade having a cutting edge, said cutting blade being slidably mounted on said cutting apparatus for sliding along a movement axis toward and away from said cutting surface;
positioning said window covering atop said cutting surface of said base so that said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material are arranged side-by-side atop said cutting surface;
moving said cutting blade along said movement axis and toward said cutting surface to cut said window covering to said specified length, said movement axis including a first component extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said window covering and substantially perpendicular to the second axis of said window covering and a second component extending substantially parallel to the second axis of said window covering, wherein said cutting blade simultaneously cuts through said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material during the moving step; and
maintaining the cutting edge of said cutting blade parallel to said cutting surface.
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14. A method of cutting a window covering including a headrail, a bottom rail and window covering material extending between said headrail and said bottom rail, the method comprising:
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providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface, said cutting apparatus including a cutting blade slidably mounted thereon for sliding along a movement axis toward and away from said cutting surface;
positioning said window covering atop said cutting surface so that said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material are arranged side-by-side atop said cutting surface;
moving said cutting blade along said movement axis and toward said cutting surface to cut said window covering to a specified length, said movement axis including a first component extending substantially perpendicular to said cutting surface and a second component extending substantially parallel to said cutting surface, wherein said window covering is positioned atop said cutting surface during the positioning step so that said cutting blade simultaneously cuts through said headrail, said bottom rail and said window covering material during the moving step. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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