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US 8,646,367 B2Granted
Trimmer block pad, trimmer, and method of trimming
AssigneeJenco Microedge, Inc.
InventorJennifer Senft
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a trimmer block pad, a trimmer, and a process of trimming. The process includes inserting a book into a trimmer, positioning a trimmer block pad to abut the book, the trimmer block comprising a first non-square exterior corner and a second non-square exterior corner, and trimming a portion of the book. The positioning of the trimmer block pad applies a distributed force to the book.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising a trimmer block pad for forming a book, the trimmer block pad comprising:
- a first substantially square exterior corner connected by a first elongate exterior portion to a second substantially square exterior corner;
- a first non-square exterior corner directly connected by a second elongate exterior portion to the first substantially square exterior corner;
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- a second non-square exterior corner directly connected by a third elongate exterior portion to the second substantially square exterior corner;
- wherein the first non-square exterior corner and the second non-square exterior corner are configured to apply a distributed force to the book;
- wherein the first, second, and third elongate exterior portions are sized to define a trimmed portion of the book;
- wherein the first non-square exterior corner is directly connected by a first diagonal edge to a first corner of a recess of the trimmer block pad;
- wherein the second non-square exterior corner is directly connected by a second diagonal edge to a second corner of the recess of the trimmer block pad.
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A trimmer block pad for forming a book, the trimmer block pad comprising:
- a first exterior corner connected by a first elongate portion to a second exterior corner;
- a third exterior corner connected by a second elongate portion to the first exterior corner;
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- a fourth exterior corner connected by a third elongate portion to the second exterior corner;
- wherein the first, second, and third elongate portions are sized to define a trimmed portion the book;
- wherein the third exterior corner and the fourth exterior corner are configured to provide a distributed force to the book;
- wherein the first exterior corner is non-square and directly connected by a first diagonal edge to a first corner of a recess of the trimmer block pad;
- wherein the second exterior corner is non-square and directly connected by a second diagonal edge to a second corner of the recess of the trimmer block pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.