Patent ID: 7832833

Claim:
A printer comprising: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having— (i) two pagewidth printheads, and (ii) a plurality of nozzles located along each printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto a respective side of print media as it is transported between and past the printheads, and (b) a capping mechanism having— (i) a capping member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printheads and located in a non-capping first position spaced-apart from the printheads, and (ii) an actuating mechanism arranged to move the printheads arcuately between first and second printhead positions and to move the capping member arcuately from the first position to a second position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with each printhead when the printheads are at the second printhead position.