Patent ID: 6314851
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A blind cutter for in-store sizing a mini-blind product including a head rail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail, the blind cutter comprising:a framework;a die assembly coupled to the framework having a region for receiving a portion of each of the head rail, plurality of slats, and bottom rail;a blade carrier assembly attached to the framework, the blade carrier assembly including at least one blade carrier movable from a first extended position in which the mini-blind product is loaded into the blind cutter for sizing and a second retracted position in which the mini-blind product has been sized; anda drive system being connected to the framework and blade carrier assembly to provide linear translation of the at least one blade carrier to size the mini-blind product, the drive system including a driving pawl and track;the drive system including a switch for releasing the driving pawl from the track to permit manual movement of the first blade carrier from the retracted to the extended position;the die assembly including a first region for receiving a portion of the head rail, plurality of slats and bottom rail of the mini-blind product, and a second region for receiving a portion of the head rail, plurality of slats and bottom rail of a second mini-blind product, the die assembly being movable from a first position for sizing the first mini-blind product and to a second position for sizing the second mini-blind product; andthe drive system translating the first blade carrier independent of the second blade carrier for a first distance, and translating the first and second blade carriers for a second distance, when the die assembly is in the first position.