Patent ID: 9649774
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B26D,E06B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A window covering cutting machine comprising: a cutting mechanism, the cutting mechanism having a housing that has at least one opening sized to receive at least a portion of a window covering; a window covering support surface adjacent the at least one opening; a clamp support positioned adjacent the at least one opening of the housing such that the clamp support is a fixed distance from the window covering support surface, the clamp support having an opening; a rod passing through the opening in the clamp support; a clamp block positioned adjacent one end of the rod, the clamp block moveable relative to the window covering support surface from an unclamped position to a clamping position; a spring having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the spring connected to the rod and the second end of the spring engaging the clamp block such that when the spring is not fully compressed at least a portion of the spring is located between the rod and the clamp block and the spring is compressed when the clamp block is moved to the clamping position and the spring expands when the clamp block is moved out of the clamping position.