Patent ID: 8783143
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: B23D,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting machine for trimming window covering work pieces of the type having a first end and a second end, wherein at least one of a desired amount of material adjacent the first end of the work piece and a desired amount of material adjacent the second end of the work piece is to be cut away, comprising: a stand; at least one cutting mechanism adjacent the stand; a controller, the controller having a memory; at least one locator connected to the controller, the at least one locator sized and configured to engage at least a portion of the window covering work piece at a location between the first end and the second end of the work piece, the at least one locator being movable relative to the at least one cutting mechanism; and the memory containing a program such that the controller causes the at least one locator to move so the at least one of the desired amount of material adjacent the first end of the work piece and the desired amount of material adjacent the second end of the work piece can be cut after the controller receives information about the window covering work piece; and wherein the information about the window covering work piece comprises a dimension of a window or door over which the window covering work piece is to be mounted, a dimension of the work piece to be cut, a desired dimension of the work piece to be cut, and whether the work piece will have an inside mount or an outside mount.