Patent ID: 6857801

Claim:
A tape printer for printing a flag-type label to be wound around a support comprising: a supply for providing tape having a printable side and an adhesive side; a printer adapted to print an image on the tape; an input device for receiving image data for printing on said tape, a driver to drive a determined portion of tape past the printer; and a controller for controlling the driver and the printer such that the printer when in a pre-selected flag mode, for producing a flag-type label to be wound around a support, the tape printer is adapted to provide a label having a first area and a second area adjacent to said first area, wherein said first area and said second area are arranged in use to provide a flag portion, said printer being arranged to print an image on at least one of said first and second areas, and to provide on said label a third area arranged on the other side of said second area to the first area, said third area being sized to be attached to a support, wherein one input is an identifier code for the support, and wherein the controller determines the required length of the third area to substantially encompass a periphery of the support.