Patent ID: 7273263

Claim:
A printer comprising: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having— (i) at least one pagewidth printhead and (ii) a plurality of nozzles located along the at least one printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the at least one printhead, and (b) a capping mechanism associated with the at least one printhead and comprising— i) a capping member formed from a flexible multi-layer sheet-like material and having a width corresponding substantially to the length of the at least one printhead, ii) an actuating mechanism arranged to effect relative movement of the capping member and the at least one printhead to a position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the at least one printhead, and iii) fluid delivery means for delivering a fluid to a region between the multiple layers of the capping member.