Patent ID: RE38930

Claim:
A knife holder for holding a knife having a first side and a second side, the knife holder comprising: a first clamping position adapted to receive the first side of the knife; a second clamping portion adapted to receive the second side of the knife, said second clamping portion and said first clamping portion being adapted to clamp the knife therebetween in a first relative position of said clamping portions; and a clamping mechanism coupled to one of said first clamping portion and said second clamping portion and adapted for moving said one of said clamping portions so that said clamping portions obtain a second relative position wherein said clamping portions are spaced father sport than in said first relative position for removing the knife from between said clamping portions, wherein in both said first relative position and said second relative position of said clamping portions, said clamping portions are substantially fixedly maintained with respect to one another.