Patent ID: 8839493

Claim:
A paper holder comprising: a case including a mount portion comprising a bottom surface portion, an upper covering portion comprising; an upper surface portion separated across a space from the bottom surface portion and opposing to the bottom surface portion nearly in parallel, at a front end of the upper surface portion, a front side front surface portion nearly in a U-shape from a side view, and an axial support portion provided inside the front side front surface portion, wherein the mount portion and the upper covering portion being detachably engaged and integrated with each other, and an insertion opening for paper disposed below the front side front surface portion; a holding piece that is configured to hold inserted paper; an elastic member configured to bias the holding piece by spring force applied in a direction in which the inserted paper is pulled out; a blade that is provided to the holding piece, a blade fixing member to which the blade is fixed and configured to hold a perpendicular standing state of the blade with respect to the holding piece; and a friction portion configured to prevent the inserted paper from dropping and provided in an inner surface of the bottom surface portion, wherein the holding piece comprises a plate body having rigidity and is axially supported rotatably by the axial support portion, and the holding piece further includes a longitudinal surface portion that extends from the axial support portion to the bottom surface portion, wherein the blade fixing member is provided in a surface of the longitudinal surface portion on a paper insertion direction side such that a tip of the blade projects from an end of the longitudinal surface portion on a bottom surface portion side, and, wherein the blade fixing member is detachably attached to the holding piece.