Patent ID: 7357477

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 having— (i) at least one capping member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the at least one printhead, (ii) a first actuating mechanism arranged to move the at least one printhead in an arcuate direction from a first to a second position and (iii) a second actuating mechanism arranged to move the at least one capping member in a lateral direction relative to the at least one printhead to effect nozzle capping engagement of the of the at least one printhead when the at least one printhead is in the second position.