Patent ID: 7712984

Claim:
A printing device comprising a casing having: a first part housing a first printing mechanism which comprises a first printhead and a first platen located at a first print zone, and a holder for holding a roll of precut label stock in a position to pass said label stock through the first print zone; and a second part housing a second printing mechanism which comprises a second printhead and a second platen located at a second print zone and a cassette bay configured to receive a cassette housing a supply of image receiving tape in a position to pass said image receiving tape through the second print zone, wherein one of the first part or the second part at least partially overlays the other of the first part or the second part, and wherein said holder for holding a roll of precut label stock and said cassette bay are configured such that in use an axis of rotation of said roll of precut label stock is substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of said supply of image receiving tape, and wherein the second part comprises a cutting mechanism for cutting off a portion of tape which has been printed by the second printing mechanism.