Patent ID: 8839703

Claim:
A window covering cutting device comprising: a support table having a support surface on which at least a portion of a window covering to be cut is placed, the support table having a peripheral edge that is normal to the support surface; a clamp having a slot, the clamp positioned near the support surface so that there is a plane passing through the slot, the plane being adjacent the peripheral edge of the support table, the clamp moveable along the plane from a first open position to at least one clamping position; and a blade positioned for movement within the plane from a first position to a second position so that a portion of the blade will be within the slot of the clamp when the blade is in the second position and the clamp is in the at least one clamping position; and wherein the clamp and the blade move in opposite directions along a common axis when the clamp moves from the first open position to the at least one clamping position and the blade moves from the first position to the second position.