Apparatus for embossing holograms on metalized thermoplastic films

Apparatus for embossing a hologram image upon the metalized surface of a thermoplastic film, which comprises;

• a free-wheeling pressure roller mounted to move vertically on a stationary horizontal axis;
• a table, mounted to reciprocate in a forward and rearward line parallel to said horizontal axis;
• a die having a flat surface bearing a negative hologram image corresponding to said hologram image, mounted on the table so that upon forward and rearward reciprocation of the table, the die is carried beneath the roller;
• means to intermittently interpose a metalized thermoplastic film in pressured contact between the die and the roller;
• means associated with the die and the roller for heating the interposed film;
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• means for reciprocating the table forward and backward so as to carry the interposed film in and out of pressured contact with the roller and the die whereby embossing occurs.