Patent ID: 8505422

Claim:
A blind cutting machine comprised of: a blind support table having a surface on which a blind to be cut is placed, and a cutting mechanism adjacent to the support table, the cutting mechanism comprised of: a support housing having a headrail opening, a slat opening and a bottom rail opening consecutively positioned along a vertical axis, a headrail cutter positioned adjacent the support housing along a horizontal plane, the plane passing through the headrail opening, the headrail cutter movable along a horizontal axis from a rest position to a finish position such that when the headrail cutter is moved from the rest position to the finish position any portion of a headrail extending through the headrail opening will be cut by the headrail cutter; a bottom rail cutter positioned adjacent the support housing along a second horizontal plane, the second horizontal plane passing through the bottom rail opening, the bottom rail cutter movable along a second horizontal axis from a rest position to a finish position such that when the bottom rail cutter is moved from the rest position to the finish position any portion of a bottom rail extending through the bottom rail opening will be cut by the bottom rail cutter; and a slat cutter positioned adjacent the support housing along a vertical plane, the vertical plane passing through the slat opening, the slat cutter movable along a vertical axis from a rest position below the headrail opening, slat opening and bottom rail opening to a finish position such that when the slat cutter is moved from the rest position to the finish position any portion of slats extending through the slat opening will be cut by the slat cutter; wherein the headrail cutter and the bottom rail cutter are sized and configured such that neither cutter passes over the slat opening when moved from a rest position to a finish position.