Device for imprinting indicia on a flexible article

A device for imprinting indicia on a flexible article, comprising a base, a resilient pad mounted on said base for receiving an article thereon and defining an imprinting station, a stop mounted on said base adjacent to said pad for locating said article in oriented imprinting position at said imprinting station, said indicia being deposited on individually, preformed indicia strips and being heat responsive for transfer onto an article in contact therewith, a combined stop and holder member removably mounted on said stop, said holder member being formed with an upper wall, a lower wall spaced from said upper wall in parallel relation thereto and a longitudinally extending element joined to said upper and lower walls and fixed therebetween for locating said walls in spaced apart relation, said longitudinally extending element separating the walls to form a space therebetween which defines a longitudinally extending slot, the depth of said slot being of predetermined dimension for receiving an article in frictional relation therein, wherein the article is properly oriented for the imprinting operation when the holder member is mounted on said stop, and an indicia strip retaining member for receiving selected indicia strips therein and being mountable in overlying relation on said holder when the article is located in a slot of said holder, wherein the indicia strips are positioned over said article at said imprinting station, a heating member mounted on said base, and means for moving said heating member into positive engagement with said printed indicia that overlies said article at said imprinting station, wherein said indicia is transferred by heat from sid heating member onto said article.