Patent ID: 8227165

Claim:
A method for bending a receiver having an image side and a non-image side in a bend area, the bend area including a bend axis, the method comprising: depositing toner on the image side of the receiver in the bend area using an electrophotographic print engine; fusing the deposited toner to the receiver; during or after fusing, heating the fused toner to a selected fusing temperature greater than or equal to the Tg of the toner; affixing a heat-shrinkable film to the heated toner after heating the toner, wherein the Tg of the film is greater than the Tg of the toner; cooling the toner below its Tg after affixing the film; and reheating the bend area of the receiver after cooling the toner, so that the temperature of the heat-shrinkable film rises above its Tg, the heat-shrinkable film contracts, and the receiver bends at the bend axis.