Abstract: The invention relates to a device for clamping a crate (2), comprising a frame or a plate provided with at least a first and a second clamping element (6) for engaging on an interior section of the wall of the crate, which clamping elements are mounted some distance apart, wherein at least the first clamping element is provided with a clamping projection (31) which is movable with respect to the second clamping element.

Abstract: The Invention relates to a device for applying a decoration to containers such as for example, crates, bottles or cans. The decoration comprises an image transfer label supplied to the containers on a carrier strip. The carrier strip is pressed laterally, by means of a pressure roller, against the containers, which are fed past the pressure rollers. A heating device, such as, preferably, a hot air blower, heats the image transfer label on the application side of the carrier strip. Preferably, a flat stream of air is blown, by the hot air blower, against the line of contact between the image transfer label and the container. As a result of the use of highly local heating of the application side of the carrier strip according to the present invention, activation of the image transfer label is obtained without the carrier strip or the surface of the container being heated to a substantial extent.