Patent ID: 6971296

Claim:
A Venetian blind cutting machine comprising: a machine base; at least first and second blind locating modules provided in said machine base at a first and a second elevation, respectively, the blind locating modules defining a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, said blind locating modules each having a set of through holes dimensioned and configured for through-passage of component parts of a Venetian blind to be cut; a carriage driving mechanism mounted on said machine base; a blind carriage coupled to said driving mechanism, the blind carriage having a flat top surface adapted to carry the Venetian blind to be cut, the blind carriage being movable between at least a first position wherein the Venetian blind is positioned at said first elevation and a second position wherein the Venetian blind is positioned at said second elevation; and a cutter unit mounted on said machine base, said cutter unit comprising at least one cutter disposed in said second lateral side, and a cutter drive adapted to move said cutter across the imaginary axis passing through each of the through holes of said blind locating modules and then to return said cutter.