Patent ID: 7270395

Claim:
A printer comprising: (a) a pagewidth printhead assembly having (i) two offset pagewidth printheads and (ii) a plurality of nozzles located along each of the printheads and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the printheads, and (b) a capping mechanism having (i) a capping member associated with each of the printheads, the capping members having lengths corresponding substantially to those of the printheads and each said capping member being moveable between a non-capping first position and a second position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the associated printhead, and (ii) an actuating mechanism associated with each of the capping members and arranged to effect transitioning of each of the capping members from its first position to its second position; wherein: at least one of the capping members is formed from a flexible sheet-like material and has a width corresponding substantially to the length of the printhead; and the actuating mechanism is arranged to effect relative movement of the capping member and the printhead to a position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the printhead.