Patent ID: 7824003

Claim:
A service station for use with a fluid ejection device having a fluid-ejection mechanism with at least one fluid-ejection nozzle, the service station comprising: a housing configured to attach to the fluid-ejection mechanism and to remain attached to the fluid-ejection mechanism during the fluid-ejection operation; a shutter arranged within the housing and including at least one opening, wherein the shutter is selectively moveable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the fluid-ejection nozzle, such that in the open position the opening exposes the fluid-ejection nozzle and in the closed position the fluid-ejection nozzle is covered; and an actuation mechanism separate from the housing and positioned to selectively couple with the shutter, such that activation of the actuation mechanism causes the shutter to move between the open and closed positions, wherein the actuation mechanism is a manual actuation mechanism, wherein a portion of the manual actuation mechanism projects from a surface of the fluid-ejection device, and wherein pressing the projecting portion of the manual actuation mechanism against a surface to be printed on moves the projecting portion to activate the manual activation mechanism.