Patent ID: 8115791

Claim:
A printing apparatus comprising: a receiving area configured to receive a supply of an image receiving medium; a platen arranged to feed the image receiving medium selectively in one of a forward and reverse direction; a print head arranged to print an image on the image receiving medium while the medium is fed in the forward direction; and an arcuate guide portion partially encasing the platen and movable relative to the surface of the platen, said guide portion having an inoperative position in which it is spaced from the print head to permit a supply of image receiving medium to be received, and an operative position wherein the guide portion is moved relative to the print head from said inoperative position in which it is spaced from the print head to said operative position in which the guide portion is positioned proximate to the print head, whereby the guide portion in the operative position restricts movement of the image receiving medium in a direction perpendicular to the forward and reverse direction.