Patent ID: 7452176

Claim:
A material clamping mechanism comprising: a clamping plate having first and second opposing edges ends, said clamping plate having a first planar surface in a first plane, said first plane having a first side and an opposing second side; a generally planar first paddle pivotably supported by said clamping plate for selective movement in a second plane generally perpendicular to said first plane and adjacent said first end of said clamping plate from a first open position where said first paddle is mostly on said first side of said first plane and a second closed position where most of said paddle is mostly on said second side of said first plane; an elongate clamping member pivotably supported by said clamping plate adjacent said second end of said clamping plate for arcuate movement about an axis generally parallel to said second plane from a position generally perpendicular to the clamping plate towards the surface of said clamping plate; said first paddle and said clamping member being pivotable through a power source.