Holder for use with device for imprinting indicia on a flexible article
OwnerJames F. Dwyerinventor
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Abstract
A holder for use in a device for imprinting indicia on a flexible article such as a duffel bag, tote bag, T-shirt or the like through the application of heat, the holder being positively located for positioning indicia strips in proper oriented position in overlying relation on the article. A heating block is movable into positive engagement with the indicia strips as they overlie the article, wherein indicia is transferred from the strips by heat of the heating block onto the article for the permanent imprinting thereon.
Claims7
A holder for use in an imprinting device for imprinting indicia from indicia strips on a flexible article, comprising a first wall, a second wall spaced from said first wall in parallel relation thereto and means for positioning an article to be imprinted relative to said indicia strips, said means comprising a longitudinally extending rib joined to said first and second walls and separating said walls to define opposed longitudinally extending slots therein, said rib being located such that the depth of one slot is different from the depth of the other slot, the difference in depth of said slots providing for each slot locating said article relative to said imprinting device and accommodating an article of different shape and configuration therein on which indicia is to be imprinted.
A holder for use in an imprinting device for imprinting indicia from indicia strips onto a flexible article, comprising a plate, a separating element fixed to said plate and separating the plate into at least two areas, said plate being selectively locatable such that a selected area thereon is exposed for receiving said flexible article thereon, said separating element defining a stop against which the flexible article abuts for locating said flexible article in a predetermined position during an imprinting operation, and means mounted on said plate for locating said indicia strips in oriented relation relative to said article, said locating means including a second plate spaced from said first named plate and having an upstanding rib joined thereto to define a space, and indicia holding means in which said indicia is received being locatable on said second plate in said space and in engagement with said upstanding rib for locating said indicia in oriented relation.
A holder for use in an imprinting device for imprinting indicia from indicia strips onto the exterior surface of a panel of a flexible article such as a duffle or tote bag, comprising a plate, a separating element mounted on said plate and dividing the surfaces of said plate adjacent to said separating element into at least two areas, said separating element cooperating with each area to define a space on which a bag is located during an imprinting operation and forming a forward stop for the bag to locate the bag in an imprinting position, one of said areas being larger than the other so that a duffle or tote bag to be imprinted can be accommodated in a corresponding area for the imprinting thereon, said plate being selectively locatable on said imprinting device such that one of said areas thereon is readily exposed for receiving a bag thereon, and means mounted on said plate for locating said indicia strips in oriented relation relative to said article.
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