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- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- D06H7/00—Apparatus or processes for cutting, or otherwise severing, specially adapted for the cutting, or otherwise severing, of textile materials
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- Vindow shades are generally marketed in means of aspring clamp 6 and a stem 7, the standard sizes, including rollers and fabric, latter engaging one of a series of openings 8 and are frequently required to be trimmed formed in the length of. the rod 3.
- the to fit windows not conforming to standard spring clamp provides for ready detachment widths. of the bracket 5'- from the rod 3 and replace- 5 Therefore, the primary object of this in ment of the bracket, as required.
- the stem 7 vention is the provision of a machine for passes through the rod 3 and'fi 'xes the positrimming window shades quickly, accurately, tion of the bracket, whereas thespring clamp and with a smooth even edge.
- the machine includes a pair of brackets, a thereon.- A shade of maximum Width has its 5 rod supported by the brackets, athird bracket roll r applied to the main brackets 1 and 2, adjustable 0n the rod between the main the adjustable bracket 5" being removed.
- the drawings illustrate a preferred rod 3 H1 position so that the roller of the embodiment of the invention, it is to be hade o e trimmed may be applied to the understood that in adapting the means to bracket 5 and the bracket 2, as indicated most meet specific needs and requirements, the decl ar y 1n Figure-1 of the drawings.
- the cutter consists of a blade 9 formed with 70 details of construction may be resorted to a Shank 10. Openings 11 are formed inthe within the scope of the invention as claimed O 3 dj fi en all e d hereof and receive without departing from the spirit thereof. the shank 10 The openings" 11 are spaced For a full understanding of the invention apart a Ort, fllstance toyplovide for adjusthad to the following description and the i nt 0 rimming Shades of standard sizes drawings hereto attached, in which: tojm'eet existing conditions.
- the rod3 usu- Figure 1 is a top plan iew of a window ally cODSiStS ofa tube and the Openings 8 and shade trimmer embodying the invention, ll extend through opposite sides thereof,
- openings 8 are disposed, horizontally so dow shade in position to be trimmed.
- Whe eas he openings 11 have a vertical ar- Figure 2 is a front View of the trimmer, rangement.
- Transverse SlOtS 12 are formed parts being broken away. in the top side of the tubular rod 3 and in- Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 tersect the openings 11 formed therein.
- slots 12 are of a size to accommodate the blade a Figure l is a sectional view on the line 44 9 so that it may be adjusted from one to an of Figure 2. other of the-slots and openings.
- the lower end of the blade 9 engages nated in the several views of the drawings by the inner wall of the tubular rod and suplike reference characters. ports the blade",- lateral movement beingpre-
- the trimmer comprises a pair of brackets vented by theshank 10' passing through the 1 and 2 and a rod 3 supported thereby and opening formed in the bottom side of the attached thereto in any determinate way. rod.
- the outer ends of the brackets 1 and 2 are The shade 13 to be trimmed has its roller offset inwardly and the intermediate porfitted either to the mainbrackets 1 and 2 tions are formed with openings to receive the or to theau-Xiliary bracket 5 and main bracket usual journals of a shade roller 4. 2, depending upon the widthof the shade to K0 A third bracket 5 is adjustable lengthbe trimmed The blade 9' is adjusted on. the p -wise of the rod 3 and is retained in place by rod'3- tothe required position, after which a portion of the shade is unwound from the roller l and passed over the rod 3 and drawn forward against the edge of the blade 9 which cuts through the hem of the shade and trims the latter to the required width, as will be readily appreciated.
- the shade roller 4 After the shade has been trimmed it is permitted to rewind upon the roller 4 which is removed from the brackets.
- the operation may be quickly and conveniently performed and the edge bordering upon the cut is smooth.
- provision is had for accommodating the ends of the shade roller which are usually exposed and extend beyond the sides of the shade, as indicated in Figure 1 of the drawings.
- the device may be supported upon a wall or the like at any convenient height to admit of placing the shade roller in position and drawing the shade over the rod 3 and against the cutting edge of the blade 9.
- a trimmer comprising a tubular rod having a plurality of openings in the length thereof and extending through opposite sides, said rod having transverse slots in one side intersecting the openings, and a blade formed with a shank adapted to pass through selected openings in the sides of the rod, the transverse slots accommodating the blade.
- a window shade trimmer comprising a rod provided in its length with transverse openings, brackets engaged with ends of the rod, a bracket adjustable longitudinally upon the rod and together with one of the end brackets being adapted to support a roller, a shank carried by the adjustable bracket to engage a selected opening of the rod and hold the adjustable bracket in an adjusted position longitudinally of the rod, a spring clamp carried by the adjustable bracket and adapted to engage about the rod to hold the bracket in place thereon, and a cutting blade carried by said rod and adjustable longitudinally thereof.
- a window shade trimmer comprising a pair of main brackets, a rod supported by the brackets, an auxiliary bracket adjustable on the rod between the main brackets, the auxiliary bracket and one main bracket being adapted to support a roller in transverse spaced. relation to the rod whereby a shade carried by the roller may be unwound therefrom across the rod, and a blade mounted upon the rod for cutting the shade drawn from the roller across the rod.
- a window shade trimmer comprising main brackets, a rod supported by the brackets, an auxiliary bracket on the rod and adjustable lengthwise thereof and together with one of the main brackets being adapted to rotatably support a shade roller, and a blade mounted upon the rod and adjustable in the length thereof whereby a shade drawn across the rod from a roller may be out by the blade.
- a shade drawn across the rod from a roller may be cut by the blade.
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June 9,1931. H. E. MORROW 51,308,859
WINDOW SHADE TRIMMER Filed June 20, 1950 lww/wbob flarlzqylijllarrow,
Wave/mp and the merits thereof, reference is to be men of the cutter to meet requirements in- Patented June 9, 1931 p UNITED STATE PATENT oFFics HARVEY E. MORROW, OF NEW LONDON, IOWA WINDOW SHADE TRIMMER Application filed June 20, 1930. Serial No. 462,661.
Vindow shades are generally marketed in means of aspring clamp 6 and a stem 7, the standard sizes, including rollers and fabric, latter engaging one of a series of openings 8 and are frequently required to be trimmed formed in the length of. the rod 3. The to fit windows not conforming to standard spring clampprovides for ready detachment widths. of the bracket 5'- from the rod 3 and replace- 5 Therefore, the primary object of this in ment of the bracket, as required. The stem 7 vention is the provision of a machine for passes through the rod 3 and'fi 'xes the positrimming window shades quickly, accurately, tion of the bracket, whereas thespring clamp and with a smooth even edge. 6 holds the bracket to the rod when placed The machine includes a pair of brackets, a thereon.- A shade of maximum Width has its 5 rod supported by the brackets, athird bracket roll r applied to the main brackets 1 and 2, adjustable 0n the rod between the main the adjustable bracket 5" being removed. brackets, and a blade adjustable along the when trimming shades of a Width less than length of the rod to trim the shade to the the distance between the main brackets 1 and i d idth 2, the auxiliary bracket 5 is placed upon the 65 lVhile the drawings illustrate a preferred rod 3 H1 position so that the roller of the embodiment of the invention, it is to be hade o e trimmed may be applied to the understood that in adapting the means to bracket 5 and the bracket 2, as indicated most meet specific needs and requirements, the decl ar y 1n Figure-1 of the drawings.
sign may be varied and changes in the minor The cutter consists of a blade 9 formed with 70 details of construction may be resorted to a Shank 10. Openings 11 are formed inthe within the scope of the invention as claimed O 3 dj fi en all e d hereof and receive without departing from the spirit thereof. the shank 10 The openings" 11 are spaced For a full understanding of the invention apart a Ort, fllstance toyplovide for adjusthad to the following description and the i nt 0 rimming Shades of standard sizes drawings hereto attached, in which: tojm'eet existing conditions. The rod3 usu- Figure 1 is a top plan iew of a window ally cODSiStS ofa tube and the Openings 8 and shade trimmer embodying the invention, ll extend through opposite sides thereof,
parts being broken away and showing a win The openings 8 are disposed, horizontally so dow shade in position to be trimmed. Whe eas he openings 11 have a vertical ar- Figure 2 is a front View of the trimmer, rangement. Transverse SlOtS 12 are formed parts being broken away. in the top side of the tubular rod 3 and in- Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 tersect the openings 11 formed therein. These of Figure 2. slots 12 are of a size to accommodate the blade a Figure l is a sectional view on the line 44 9 so that it may be adjusted from one to an of Figure 2. other of the-slots and openings. As indi- Corresponding and like parts are referred catedmost clearly in Figure a of the drawto in the following description and desigings, the lower end of the blade 9 engages nated in the several views of the drawings by the inner wall of the tubular rod and suplike reference characters. ports the blade",- lateral movement beingpre- The trimmer comprises a pair of brackets vented by theshank 10' passing through the 1 and 2 and a rod 3 supported thereby and opening formed in the bottom side of the attached thereto in any determinate way. rod.
The outer ends of the brackets 1 and 2 are The shade 13 to be trimmed has its roller offset inwardly and the intermediate porfitted either to the mainbrackets 1 and 2 tions are formed with openings to receive the or to theau-Xiliary bracket 5 and main bracket usual journals of a shade roller 4. 2, depending upon the widthof the shade to K0 A third bracket 5 is adjustable lengthbe trimmed The blade 9' is adjusted on. the p -wise of the rod 3 and is retained in place by rod'3- tothe required position, after which a portion of the shade is unwound from the roller l and passed over the rod 3 and drawn forward against the edge of the blade 9 which cuts through the hem of the shade and trims the latter to the required width, as will be readily appreciated. After the shade has been trimmed it is permitted to rewind upon the roller 4 which is removed from the brackets. The operation may be quickly and conveniently performed and the edge bordering upon the cut is smooth. By having the brackets offset, provision is had for accommodating the ends of the shade roller which are usually exposed and extend beyond the sides of the shade, as indicated in Figure 1 of the drawings. The device may be supported upon a wall or the like at any convenient height to admit of placing the shade roller in position and drawing the shade over the rod 3 and against the cutting edge of the blade 9.
What is claimed is':'
1. A trimmer comprising a tubular rod having a plurality of openings in the length thereof and extending through opposite sides, said rod having transverse slots in one side intersecting the openings, and a blade formed with a shank adapted to pass through selected openings in the sides of the rod, the transverse slots accommodating the blade.
2. A window shade trimmer comprising a rod provided in its length with transverse openings, brackets engaged with ends of the rod, a bracket adjustable longitudinally upon the rod and together with one of the end brackets being adapted to support a roller, a shank carried by the adjustable bracket to engage a selected opening of the rod and hold the adjustable bracket in an adjusted position longitudinally of the rod, a spring clamp carried by the adjustable bracket and adapted to engage about the rod to hold the bracket in place thereon, and a cutting blade carried by said rod and adjustable longitudinally thereof.
3. A window shade trimmer comprising a pair of main brackets, a rod supported by the brackets, an auxiliary bracket adjustable on the rod between the main brackets, the auxiliary bracket and one main bracket being adapted to support a roller in transverse spaced. relation to the rod whereby a shade carried by the roller may be unwound therefrom across the rod, and a blade mounted upon the rod for cutting the shade drawn from the roller across the rod.
4. A window shade trimmer comprising main brackets, a rod supported by the brackets, an auxiliary bracket on the rod and adjustable lengthwise thereof and together with one of the main brackets being adapted to rotatably support a shade roller, and a blade mounted upon the rod and adjustable in the length thereof whereby a shade drawn across the rod from a roller may be out by the blade.
a shade drawn across the rod from a roller may be cut by the blade.
In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.
HARVEY E. MORROW.. [n s.]
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