Patent ID: 7390075

Claim:
A capping assembly for capping a pagewidth printhead of an inkjet printer, the pagewidth printer having a media feed path extending passed the printhead, the capping assembly comprising: a body configured to extend the length of the printhead, the body having a surface opposite the printhead, the surface having a slot formed therein, the surface being non-planar such that a portion of the surface defining the periphery of the slot is on the media feed path opposite the printhead, and adjacent portions of the surface are spaced from the media feed path but inclined towards the media feed path to act as a media guide; and a capping element housed within said body and movable with respect to said body between a first and a second position said first position being where a portion of the capping element extends from said body through the slot and said second position being where said capping element is contained within said body; wherein, the capping element is biased into said first position.