Patent ID: 7258416

Claim:
A printer comprising: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having (i) opposed pagewidth printheads, and (ii) a plurality of nozzles located along the respective printheads and arranged in use to deliver ink onto opposite faces of print media as it is transported between the printheads, and (b) a capping mechanism associated with the printheads and comprising (i) carriers respectively positioned adjacent the printheads and having a longitudinal length corresponding substantially to that of the printheads, (ii) longitudinally extending capping members pivotally mounted to the respective carriers and having a longitudinal length corresponding substantially to that of the printheads, and (iii) an actuating mechanism arranged to effect pivoting of the capping members from a non-capping first position to a second position at which the capping members are located in nozzle capping engagement with the printheads.