Label and indicia applying drum

Claim 1

MEANS FOR APPLYING LABELS AND INDICIA TO A PACKAGE MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL WHEREIN THE LABELS INCLUDE ADHESIVE WHICH IS ACTIVATED BY THE APPLICATION OF HEAT, SAID MEANS COMPRISING, A DRUM MOUNTED FOR ROTATION ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL CENTRAL AXIS, SAID DRUM BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS TO HOLD A LABEL ON THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE THEREOF FOR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER TO A PACKAGE, SAID DRUM HAVING AT LEAST ONE INDICIA BEARING ELEMENT CARRIED THEREBY WITH THE FACE OF THE ELEMENT PROJECTING SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF THE DRUM, AND HEATING MEANS MOUNTED PROXIMATE TO SAID DRUM FOR ACTIVATING THE ADHESIVE ON A LABEL HELD BY THE DRUM BEFORE THE FORMER IS TRANSFERRED TO A PACKAGE AND FOR HEATING SAID ELEMENT TO FORM AN INDICIA IMPRESSION ON THE PACKAGE.