Blade Holder for Machine for Processing Webs of Material

A machine of a converting line, the machine comprising:

• at least one of a roll and a support beam for processing a web in the machine of the converting line, the at least one of the roll and the support beam comprising a blade holder, the blade holder comprising:
• a mounting surface adapted and configured for mounting the blade holder to the at least one of the roll and the support beam,
• a seat adapted and configured to receive a blade for processing the web on the machine;
• a clamp, the clamp having a pivot connection to the blade holder, the clamp having an engagement portion on one side of the pivot connection and an actuation portion on an other side of the pivot connection, the engagement portion being movable about the pivot connection between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the actuation portion being movable about the pivot connection between an actuation position and a non-actuation position, the engaged position of the engagement portion corresponding to the actuation position of the actuation portion, the disengaged position of the engagement portion corresponding to the non-actuation position of the actuation portion, the engagement portion being configured to secure the blade in the seat when the blade is received in the seat, the engagement portion is in the engaged position, and the actuation portion is in the actuation position, the engagement portion being configured to release the blade from the seat when the engagement portion is in the disengaged position and the actuation portion is in the non-actuation position;
• an actuator configured to move the actuation portion from the non-actuation position to the actuation position;
• a stop mounted on the actuation portion, the stop being positionable, the stop being configured to set the non-actuation position;
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• a biasing member mounted on the actuation portion, the biasing member being configured to move the actuation portion from the actuation position to the non-actuation position.