Patent ID: 7004067
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: B41F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for releasably holding an object, the device comprising, a base having a substantially planar support surface, a first member fixedly secured to the base adjacent a first edge of the planar support surface of the base, the first member having an object engaging surface configured for mateably engaging a first surface of the object to be held; a second member located adjacent a second opposite edge of the planar support surface of the base and the first member and being movably positionable relative to the first member and the base, the second member having an object engaging surface configured for mateably engaging a second surface of the object to be held; and a positioning system associated with the second member for movably positioning the second member relative to the first member and the base, the positioning system including a spring operatively associated with the second member and positioned to urge the second member toward the first member, wherein an external force may be applied upon the second member to overcome the force of the spring to move the second member away from the first member for positioning, of the object on the planar support surface of the base between the first and second members and upon release of the external force the spring urges the second member toward the first member and against the object positioned therebetween for holding of the object.