Patent ID: 7017459

Claim:
A method of operating a blind cut-down apparatus for trimming a length of a plurality of blind slats and a head rail of a blind, the plurality of blind slats being suspended from the head rail, the blind cut down apparatus having a blind holding plate, a blind slat opening in the blind holding plate, a movable head rail support member movably mounted on the blind holding plate for supporting the head rail and being movable into a head rail supporting position, the method comprising the steps of: moving the movable head rail support member into the head rail supporting position; positioning the head rail in the movable head rail support member; positioning a group of the plurality of blind slats in the blind slat opening and holding said group of the plurality of blind slats in position for cutting; operating a movement transmission for moving a head rail cutting die relative to the blind holding plate for cutting the head rail; and moving a rotary saw relative to the blind holding plate for cutting the plurality of blind slats extending through the blind holding plate.