Abstract: In some aspects, a tool for a sheet metal processing machine for penetrating a foil disposed on a surface of workpiece to be processed includes a rotatably supported ball for cutting the foil by rolling the ball along the workpiece.

Abstract: Apparatus for converting between rotary motion and linear motion includes a rotatable piece being rotatable about an axis; at least one member having a linking surface facing the rotatable piece and arranged for movement relative to the axis of the piece; and a means for linking the linking surface of the respective member and the surface of the rotatable piece, so that rotational motion of the rotatable piece causes linear movement of the at least one member, and/or linear movement of the at least one member causes rotational motion of the rotatable piece. A sawing device may include said apparatus for cutting by repetitive reciprocating cutting action. A saw blade may be configured for such a sawing device.

Abstract: A machine tool for processing workpieces comprises a stroke drive device with a pressing tool, with a motorized drive including two motorized drive units which are controlled independently and wedge gear elements between the motorized drive and the pressing tool. The wedge gear elements comprise two drive-side wedge gear elements, each one being associated with a motorized drive unit, and two output-side wedge gear elements attached to the pressing tool, with each output-side wedge gear element opposite to an associated respective drive-side wedge gear element and forming a gear element pair. The wedge gear elements of each gear element pair are opposite each other inclined at a wedge angle with respect to a positioning axis and inclined in opposing directions with respect to the positioning axis. The motorized drive is configured to move the pressing tool along a stroke axis and position the stroke drive device along the positioning axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wedge drive for converting a vertical pressing force, including at least one slider bed, one slider wedge, and one driver; to provide a movable coupling of the slider wedge in the slider bed, at least one bearing lug is provided; the bearing lug reaches through at least one bearing opening in a side wall of the slider bed from the outside and engages in a recess in the slider wedge; the slider wedge is supported on the bearing lug and the bearing lug is supported on a wall delimiting the bearing opening.

Abstract: There is provided a punching unit having a structure permitting to reduce a force required for punching, permitting to lessen parts and permitting to punch holes through a member to be perforated at arbitrary positions thereof. The punching unit has a holder that holds one or plurality of sets of punches and dies. The holder is movable in an array direction in which a plurality of holes to be perforated through the member is arrayed. An eccentric cam is disposed above the holder in parallel with the array direction. The punches within the holder are driven toward the dies by rotating the eccentric cam regardless of moving positions of the holder. Thus, the punching unit can perforate a number of holes greater than the number of punches held within the holder by sequentially moving the holder and by rotating the eccentric cam.

Abstract: The invention relates to a punch press, in which compressive machining is performed on a blank. The punch press includes tools, a ram, a drive element of the ram, and a precise-positioning operating device for moving the drive element of the ram, as well as a precise-positioning moving element for moving the ram in the direction of the tool row to the location of the desired tool. According to the invention the moving element of the ram is arranged to operate using the same moving operating device of the ram.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting elements of a window covering, such elements including at least a head rail, the apparatus comprising a holding plate having an opening for holding the head rail in a selected position; a cutting die disposed adjacent to the holding plate and having an opening for receiving the head rail extending therethrough; and a driving means operable to pivot the cutting die relative to the holding plate so as to cut the head rail.

Abstract: A rotary punching apparatus includes: an upper rotation plate provided with punching member on which punching blade having a pattern of a specific shape is formed, and an upper jig which support elastically the punching member and forms a guide hole in the same shape as the pattern; an upper plate configured to enable the upper rotation plate to be rotated; a lower rotation plate including lower jig on which a punching hole in the same shape as the pattern is formed; and lower plate configured to enable the lower rotation plate to be rotated.

Abstract: In a force cutting type paper cutter, a movable blade includes a pair of right and left edges having a V shape. These right and left edges are intersected and brought into pressure contact with a linear cutting edge of a fixed blade. The movable blade also includes a pair of right and left elastic pieces formed by a lateral slit and a division slit provided in the movable blade. These elastic pieces are held in an inclined state to the side of the fixed blade and such that the edges overlap with each other. During a cutting stroke, the elastic pieces are held a state in which the edges of the movable blade always make point contact with the edge of the fixed blade and uneven abutment is prevented.

Abstract: A punch for making a decorative design in a sheet medium having a body formed with a fissure for receiving the sheet media, a cutter axially movable within the body and a die secured in the body for engaging with the cutter. The cutter has a first edge for cutting along at least a portion of a periphery of the decorative design, leaving at least another portion of the decorative design uncut. The cutter has at least one second edge within the first edge for cutting a second element within the decorative design, such that the resulting decorative design in the sheet media may be folded upwards from the sheet media along the portion of the decorative design cut by the first edge and where the portion of the design that is folded upward contains the second element cut by the second edge.

Abstract: A pierce cam is compact, can save space, can be easily mounted, can reduce cost, can even be mounted to a sloped surface, and a pierce punch and required accessories can be ordered in bulk from a single source. A pierce cam includes a pierce punch, a body which is detachably provided with the pierce punch, a stripper which is fitted to the pierce punch inward of a leading end portion of the pierce punch and is biased by a coil spring in a direction away from the body, a rotating arm which is swingably mounted on the body and is movable into contact with a rear end surface of the pierce punch, and a driver which transfers a descending force of a press machine to the rotating arm, and hooks and ascends the rotating arm at the time of moving upward.

Abstract: A desktop hole punch device for punching holes in stacked sheet media such as paper is disclosed. The hole punch device includes at least one adjustable, laterally extending arm having markings thereon indicating standard office paper sizes. The markings are visible to the user through a window in the device. An edge guide at the distal end of the arm aligns the stack of sheet media and a curved page lifter extending from the edge guide reverses the natural curl in the paper stack for better and more precise hole punching.

Abstract: A puncher having a replaceable knife holder comprises a base, a knife holder, and a wastepaper-storing case. A cover is pivotally mounted in the front of the base. The front edge of the cover is extended to the knife-holding groove such that the knife-holding groove only provides the paper-only space for holding the paper. The paper is precisely punched by adjusting the adjusting knob mounted on a front panel of the cover. The knife holder is tightly fixed by a plurality of screwing knobs. A plurality of knives is mounted on a pressing plate that mounts on the backside of the knife holder. The knife holder is tightly fixed by the screwing knobs so the knife holder can be easily detached and replaced by another knife holder having different hole type and hole number. Besides, the cover also facilitates assembly and maintenance of the knife holder.

Abstract: A paper punch includes a ratchet assembly received in each of the frames on a base. A handle assembly is connected to the frames. The ratchet assembly includes ratchet wheels co-rotatably connected to the driving gear which drives a rack to lower the punch head. The handle assembly includes a driving pawl which is engaged with two teeth in sequence of the ratchet wheels to proceed the punching action, and a return pawl which rotates the ratchet wheels in opposite direction after the punching action is finished. The handle assembly is repeatedly operated while the punch head is kept in the pile of paper sheets to be punched. The angular movement of each movement of the handle assembly is less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: In order to process by the same step even if the processing directions are different, reduce the number of the constituting parts of the die required for all the steps of the press dying as much as possible, easily design, and easily respond to the design change a double acting cam die comprising a slide cam base, a slide cam guided by the slide cam base and having a first processing member mounted thereto. An energizing body which is interposed between the slide cam base and the slide cam so as to energize the slide cam. An actuating cam which is brought into contact with the slide cam base and the slide cam so as to drive the slide cam, and has a second processing member mounted thereto. A guiding member which guides the actuating cam, and an energizing body which is interposed between the guiding member and the actuating cam so as to energize the actuating cam. An angle of processing incline of the second processing member is brought into line with an angle of cam incline of the slide cam base.

Abstract: To facilitate aligning and setting of a punch in a die of a press machine, a module cam assembly comprises a cam unit and an L-shaped module base. The cam unit comprises a cam driver, a cam slider equipped with a positive return to be driven by the cam driver, and a cam base holding the cam slider. The cam slider has a punch retainer on its vertical side. The L-shaped module base bears the cam unit, and is adapted to be fastened to the lower die holder. The L-shaped module base has a button die on its vertical leg in confronting relation with the punch retainer of the cam slider. This arrangement facilitates the centering and fastening of any tool to the press machine.

Abstract: A slideable hole punch, having an upper seat, at least one drill set and a lower seat. The upper seat has a slide track allowing one slide member to move thereon. The upper seat is fitted over the lower seat. The lower seat accommodates the drill set and has an internal slot. The drill set is disposed between the upper and lower seats. A paper slot is formed between the upper and lower seats. Thereby, paper can be disposed in the paper slot and slide along the slide track by the slide member. The slide member can then press upon the drill set to perforate through the paper to form holes with desired shapes and distances.

Abstract: A scoring tool supported by a carriage that is moved along a track on a sheet stock bending brake. A knife blade is pressed into engagement with sheet stock as the carriage is moved on a track. The knife blade is pivotally retained in a retainer housing that is secured to the carriage. Force is applied to the knife either by adjustable screws or directly by a handle connected to the knife holder.

Abstract: A punch for punching a workpiece. In particular, the invention relates to a punch including a base to stably support the punch and a support member configured to accommodate and locate the workpiece in a punching position. The support member is preferably movably connected to the base and preferably includes at least one punch member configured and operably associated with the support portion to punch the workpiece in the punching position upon an actuation movement of the support member with respect to the base. Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a punch having a paper tray oriented at an angle with respect to the base to support a sufficient portion of a sheet of paper to prevent an unsupported portion from falling over and withdrawing from the support portion. In particular, the paper tray and punch mechanism are oriented to expel paper chips such that the chips are visible to an operator as they are punched.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a window covering including a head rail, a bottom rail and slats includes a base having a substantially flat cutting surface, and a frame overlying the cutting surface. The base includes a clamping assembly for securing the window covering atop the cutting surface with the bottom rail, slats and top rail in a side-by-side arrangement over the cutting surface. The apparatus includes a cutting assembly having a cutting blade with a cutting edge for sliding along a movement axis having a first component of movement extending in a direction substantially parallel to the cutting surface and a second component of movement extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the cutting surface. A driver is connected with the cutting assembly for moving the cutting blade toward the cutting surface, wherein the cutting edge simultaneously cuts through the bottom rail, the slats and the head rail.

Abstract: A paper trimmer includes a base having a plurality of trimmer devices connected thereto and a top member is mounted on the base and has a center hole through which a tube extending from the base extends. The top member has multiple extensions which is fixed on the base and the trimmer devices are located between the extensions. A pushing handle is rotatably mounted to the tube and has a tongue extending therefrom which is located above one of the trimmer devices. The chosen trimmer device can be operated by pushing the pushing handle.

Abstract: This fiber chopper overcomes the disadvantages of the previous cutting rollers for chopping continuous filaments. The apparatus includes a means for feeding continuous fibers to a vibrating cutting blade. The vibrating blades engage the continuous fiber and chops them into discrete fiber lengths. A vibrating head vibrates the cutting blades through a vibrating table.

Abstract: This fiber chopper overcomes the disadvantages of the previous cutting rollers for chopping continuous filaments. The apparatus includes a means for feeding continuous fibers to a vibrating cutting blade. The vibrating blades engage the continuous fiber and chops them into discrete fiber lengths. A vibrating head vibrates the cutting blades through a vibrating table.

Abstract: A combination tool for attaching to a stuck wireline tool, then cutting the wireline just above the stuck tool with a hydraulically driven cutter, allowing the wireline to be pulled out of the hole before fishing out the stuck tool. A side door can be provided on the work string, to allow rerouting of the wireline outside the work string, after which the stuck tool can be unstuck and repositioned within the well bore for completion of the downhole operation of the tool, prior to cutting the wireline free from the downhole tool.

Abstract: A method of cutting a window covering having a longitudinal axis and a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis to a specified length includes providing a cutting apparatus including a base having a cutting surface. The cutting apparatus has a cutting blade slidably mounted thereon for sliding along a movement axis toward and away from the cutting surface. The window covering is then positioned atop the cutting surface of the base and the cutting blade is moved along the movement axis and toward the cutting surface to cut the window covering to the specified length. The movement axis has a first component extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the window covering and substantially perpendicular to the second axis of the window covering and a second component extending substantially parallel to the second axis of the window covering.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a processing center for automatic food treatment without human intervention throughout the process. Various food products like vegetables or fruits are placed within the storage compartments of the apparatus and, depending on apriori preprogrammed parameters, are automatically cut in 3 dimensions. The desired 3D cut is obtained by the following cutting steps: 1. Slicing of the product. 2. Horizontal cutting of sliced product. 3. Vertical cutting of sliced product. Various possibilities are established by the above process so as to allow preparation of ready made salads with predetermined size of cut components like onion, cucumber, tomato, radish, banana, apple, orange, melon, etc. The apparatus is equipped with motion converting mechanisms, multimode control and with approppiate computerized control means.

Abstract: There is provided a half-cutting device which makes it possible to attain the energy saving, downsizing of the construction of a tape printing apparatus using the device, and reliable cutting with a beautiful cut, and the tape printing apparatus incorporating the device. A half-cutting mechanism carries out half-cutting on a tape material introduced between the same and a tape-receiving member in a direction of the tape material. A half cutter of the half-cutting mechanism has a cutter blade formed by an angular blade, and performs a cutting operation on the tape material by moving in a direction of the width of the tape material. A cutter moving mechanism causes the half cutter to cyclically move through a cutting wait position, a cutting start position, a cutting completed position, a withdrawn position, and then to the cutting wait position.

Abstract: A paper punching device is disposed on a paper conveyer passage for punching plural holes in a paper that passes on said paper conveyer passage, and comprises plural punches disposed on the upper side of said paper conveyer passage at right angles with the direction in which the paper is conveyed, plural pushing members mounted on the upper ends of said plural punches, and a punch-operating mechanism for operating said plural pushing mechanisms.

Abstract: A punching mechanism has a plurality of predetermined standby positions where the punching mechanism is previously moved by move means and stands by based on size information in the width direction of a sheet material and punching execution information as to whether or not the sheet material is to be punched. The standby position corresponding to a sheet material of the maximum width that can be punched by the punching mechanism and the standby position applied when punching is not executed are set to substantially the same position.

Abstract: A press apparatus includes a passive cam to which a processing member such as a punch is mounted. Removal of the passive cam from a lower die for repair is made to be easy, and workability is improved. The press apparatus has an actuation cam in an upper die, a passive cam in a lower die which is contact-pressed and driven by the actuation cam, a guide base in the lower die for sliding and guiding the passive cam, guide posts which are mounted across the guide base and move so as to slide the passive cam, and a force applying device for applying a force to the passive cam towards an opposite-work side. In such a press apparatus, the passive cam is fitted onto the guide base so that when the guide posts which are mounted across the guide base are removed, the passive cam can be lifted up and dismounted.

Abstract: An automatic food product cutting apparatus is provided that employs a continuously rotating table arranged with multiple cutter cups, each cup being aligned with a plunger that rotates with the table. The plungers are driven to force fruit through the cup and to withdraw from the cup by cam following rollers that follow a generally elliptical cam track. The cam track is concentric to but does not rotate with the table. With this arrangement, a single drive motor is used to power both the rotation of the table and the plunging force to push the food product through the cutter cups, thereby achieving smooth, continuous operation.

Abstract: A bump cam is provided with a sacrificial force transmitting block disposed between the driver and the tool holder and floatingly coupled to the tool holder whereby lateral loading imposed on the block by the driver is not transmitted to the tool holder.

Abstract: A sheet cutter cuts a portion of a continuous sheet, discharged through a gap between a pair of moving and stationary knives respectively having arc-shaped and straight knife edges. A motor rotates a pair of rotatable, identical gear wheels engaged with each other and opposed to the moving knife and having a pair of respective link arms thereon. Each link arm has a first end connected to a peripheral position of the respective gear wheel by a pivot thereon and a second end connected to the moving knife by a pin inserted into a respective one of a pair of horizontally extending slits in the moving knife.

Abstract: Learning control is adopted in slide control of a press, and the actual behavior pattern of the slide is converged to the optimum pattern thereby breakage of a metal mold or the like can be prevented. The slide control device is provided with a linear motor or a servo motor driving the slide in reciprocation, a position detector detecting position of the slide, and a control circuit fixing and storing previously the command value of the optimum pattern of behavior of the slide, and calculating error between the real position data from the position detector and the fixed command value of the optimum pattern in a prescribed period of time from the drive start of the slide, and correcting the command value to be outputted in order to eliminate the error and outputting the command value after the correction and controlling the linear motor or the servo motor.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously punching multiple holes in a ceramic substrate comprises a plurality of vertically movable and individually solenoid-operable punch drives disposed on a frame and selectively movable up and down relative to the frame. A horizontal arm extends from each of the punch drives and a punch extends from each of the extending arms and is movable vertically by the extending arms. Each of the punches is operable individually and operable simultaneously with selected others of the punches to punch one or more holes in a substrate at the same time. There may be provided at least four of the punches wherein the punches are disposed horizontally adjacent to one another in at least a 2.times.1 or a 2.times.2 grid with a spacing between adjacent punches of less than 8 mm.

Abstract: A press device which can be produced at a lower price includes a slide cam base, a slide cam guided by the slide cam base for mounting a machining member such as a punch, a biasing member provided between the slide cam base and the slide cam for biasing the slide cam, and an actuating cam for abutting the slide cam to drive the slide cam. When the slide cam base holds the slide cam, a pressing at a high accuracy with little deflection can be performed and the time required for machining the holding portions of the slide cam is short. The slide cam is slidably provided on a circular-section guide post installed on the slide cam base.

Abstract: A control apparatus and method for progressively fracturing a work piece from a material sheet in a mechanical press in which the separation distance between an upper die and a lower die is varied in discrete steps as an upper platen advances the upper die toward the lower die, each discrete step occurring within the thickness of the material being stamped. Varying the separation distance includes a motion opposite to the relative direction movement of the upper platen at one or more predetermined distances to create a controlled release of stored forces in the dies and press frame. A distance measuring transducer generates an output indicative of the position of the upper die in relation to the lower die.

Abstract: A punch, in which two operations, e.g., the movement of a head 1 along a rail 4 and the vertical movement of a punch 32 are carried out by the rotation of a slide transmission shaft 2 is provided, so that the bad influence of the inertia of the head 1 is suppressed, and the high speed operation is realized to thereby enhance the punching operation. The punch of the present invention comprises, a slide transmission shaft 2 to engage with a head 1, a driving member 28 having concentrically a helical cam 281 consisting of a helical portion and a vertical portion on its outer circumference and a punch driving gear, a rack 31 being parallel with the slide transmission shaft 2 and having teeth of the pitch identical with the pitch of the helical cam 281, while being engaged with the rack 31, and a punch driven gear 30 being rotated while being engaged perpendicularly with the punch driving gear 29 and having a pin 361 to be engaged with a rectangular hole 331 of the punch driving member 29.

Abstract: A cutter for shortening blinds of the type consisting of a top rail, a bottom rail and a plurality of suspended slats therebetween, the cutter comprising a framework, a stationary matrix fixed with respect to the framework and comprising a first opening for receiving the top rail of the blinds, at least one second opening for receiving the slats in a compacted position, and a third opening for receiving the bottom rail. The first and third openings have shapes corresponding with the cross-sectional shape of the respective top and bottom rails. A support member is slidable with respect to the matrix and comprises a first blade for cutting the top rail, at least one second blades for cutting the slats and a third blade for cutting the bottom rail, at least the first and third blades being flush with a surface of the matrix. The cutter further comprises a displacement mechanism for displacing the support member with respect to the matrix in a direction perpendicular to longitudinal axes of the openings.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for converting a roll of material into various products such as curtains, draperies, valances, or the like. Specifically, the apparatus includes a roll let off for supporting and feeding a roll of material or cloth. After the let off, the edges of the cloth are cut if desired and are engaged by a pair of edge folding and positioning stations for forming vertically folded edges. The folded edges are then converted into hems and sewn into the material by a pair of corresponding hem sewing heads and cloth advancers. Once vertical hems are formed in the cloth, the cloth is cut to predetermined lengths and if desired, folded in a predetermined pattern. The folded pattern can then be transported to a sewing station for further sewing the material into a desired product.

Abstract: A dispenser for plastic film, food wrap is provided. The dispenser includes a base for supporting a roll of the plastic film wrap, a puller for engaging an end of the plastic film wrap and removing a selected length of the plastic film wrap, and a cutter movable across the width of the plastic film wrap for cutting said selected length of the plastic film wrap from the roll.

Abstract: The disclosed punching unit transforms the vertical motion of a press into a horizontal punching motion by means of two wedges inside the unit body, the down motion of the upper wedge determining the horizontal displacement of the lower wedge, the unit being provided with a return mechanism and with a locking sensor for stopping the unit. It has gas dampers or metal springs, and in one embodiment, the unit is mounted on a base plate which is larger than the plant, and which is aligned with the clamping plate, thereby providing anti-rotation in collaboration with the internal anti-rotation structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a punch pressing machine requiring no turret, having punch units and die units as die sets, the number of which is not inferior to a turret punch pressing machine, and exhibiting a working accuracy superior to the turret punch pressing machine. A plurality of punch units and die units are disposed in two or more lines on a mounting plate member. A hammer member confronting the respective punch and die units is positioned in X-and-Y axis directions, whereby a workpiece can undergo necessary punch press working.

Abstract: A wrap film cutter including a bar shaped housing and a lid as the main body; a double tiered protrusion on the front edge of the lid; a stuck out shaft attached to the end of the protrusion; a trough on the front edge of the housing; an indented cutting set installed in the trough. The hollow portion of the bar shaped housing is for the installation of the wrap film. With this device the film wil be cut by the length needed through an easy and quick pushing motion onto the lid. This way can save the time and energy and meanwhile, keep film in tidy shape.

Abstract: In a die including a cam member, which can be compactly designed in addition to the necessary function given to a cam member, in order to accomplish high quality machining without moving the cam member in a serpentine fashion, the die includes a slide cam having a slide cam base on the top of which a polyhedral guide portion is formed, the slide cam which holds and supports the polyhedral guide portion of the slide cam base being slidable along the polyhedral guide portion, and onto which machining tools such as a punch and a trimming edge are mounted, an elastic body interposed between the slide cam base and the slide cam for urging the slide cam, and a driving cam contacting the slide cam for driving the same.

Abstract: A device for producing perforations in a flexible rack. With mechanical drive systems a "rack" is a linear element used with a rotary element whereby linear and rotary motions are displaced. The flexible rack processed by this invention consists of a tape having a cross-sectional curvature. It is thin, rigidly straight, resilient and used for "interconverting" (mutually converting or equally displacing) linear and rotary motions. A method is taught for perforating a rack along its length. Perforations are produced whil the rack is bent radially and flattened laterally corresponding to a position with which the rack will be used when "interconverting linear and rotary motions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for perforating a metallic piece of elongated shape and with straight generatrix, with a view to obtaining, in several successive passes, a pattern which extends over a considerable part of the length of said generatrix and which is constituted by a large number of adjacent perforations in the lateral wall of this piece, said process consisting in repeating at least one elementary pattern which comprises a part of said perforations and which extends over the whole height of the pattern to be made. According to the invention, this elementary pattern is made in one pass, two adjacent elementary patterns being made during different passes. The invention is more particularly applicable to the precision-production of technical and decorative perforations.

Abstract: A press having a pre-stressed frame, to reduce the energy required in each pressing cycle, and in which oppositely acting wedges provide the clamping force. The mold or other structure to be pressed is assembled outside the press and then is slid on guide rails into the press with very small clearances. The press can also be used for molds or dies fixed to stationary or movable platens.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting and actuating a punch in a press includes a cam unit body, a cam slide slidably supported on the cam unit body for movement along a first line and having first cam surfaces on opposite sides thereof which are angled with respect to the first line, and a U-shaped driver supported on the cam unit body for movement along a second line, the driver having a second cam surface on each leg thereof which is angled with respect to the second line. The slide is disposed between the legs of the driver and each second cam surface engages a respective first cam surface so that movement of said driver into said cam unit body along said second line moves the slide in one direction along the first line. A slotlike opening oriented parallel to the first line extends transversely through the slide and communicates with an internal cylindrical cavity within the slide, which cavity also extends parallel to the first line.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a window covering including a head rail, a bottom rail and slats includes a base having a substantially flat cutting surface, and a frame overlying the cutting surface. The base includes a clamping assembly for securing the window covering atop the cutting surface with the bottom rail, slats and top rail in a side-by-side arrangement over the cutting surface. The apparatus includes a cutting assembly having a cutting blade with a cutting edge for sliding along a movement axis having a first component of movement extending in a direction substantially parallel to the cutting surface and a second component of movement extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the cutting surface. A driver is connected with the cutting assembly for moving the cutting blade toward the cutting surface, wherein the cutting edge simultaneously cuts through the bottom rail, the slats and the head rail.