Patent ID: 8720313
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B23D,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A window covering cutting machine comprised of: a support table having a surface on which at least a portion of a window covering work piece to be cut is placeable; a cutting mechanism adjacent to the support table, the cutting mechanism comprising a housing having a plurality of openings sized to receive at least a portion of a window covering work piece and at least one cutting device, each cutting device aligned with at least one respective opening, each cutting device configured to move from a closed position to an open position such that each cutting device prevents a window covering work piece from extending through the at least one opening aligned with that cutting device when that cutting device is in the closed position and a portion of the work piece is able to extend through the at least one opening aligned with that cutting device when that cutting device is in the open position, the cutting mechanism configured such that each cutting device not used to cut the window covering work piece to be cut is in the closed position, each cutting device maintained in the closed position after the cutting mechanism is finished cutting the window covering work piece; and a controller operatively connected to the cutting mechanism, wherein the controller is configured to move the at least one cutting device from the closed position to the open position based on at least one user input received by the controller.