Patent ID: 8425139

Claim:
A sheet holder for holding a sheet of material and exposing an edge of the sheet of material, comprising: a holding mechanism for holding the sheet of material and exposing the edge of the sheet of material; an operator for operating the holding mechanism, the operator being movable between a released position for placing of the edge of the sheet of material in the holding mechanism and a holding position for operating the holding mechanism; and an abutment for abutment by the edge of the sheet of material to position the edge relative to the holding mechanism while the operator is in the released position, the abutment being associated with the operator for moving away from the edge of the sheet when the operator moves towards the holding position, thereby exposing the edge of the sheet of material, wherein the operator is supported above the holding mechanism for pivotal movement between the released position and the holding position on opposite sides of the holding mechanism, and the operator has an edge portion, which is the abutment and which, in the released position of the operator, extends downwards for abutment by the edge of the sheet of material.