Patent ID: 7641433

Claim:
A method of trimming a plurality of sheets bound together and configured to be folded in an inward direction to define a closed bound document, each of the plurality of sheets defines a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, and the plurality of first and second edges collectively define a fore edge of the closed bound document, the method comprising: selecting a first portion of the plurality of sheets, wherein the first portion includes more than one of the plurality of sheets; temporarily folding, without forming a crease, the first portion of the plurality of sheets at a first location, at a first fold angles, and in a first fold direction, wherein the first fold angle and the first fold direction are configured to achieve a desired fore edge effect; and trimming, while maintaining the temporary folding action, the first portion of the plurality of sheets at a second location near the first edges included in the first portion to partially achieve the desired fore edge effect, wherein the second location is spaced apart from the first location.