Patent ID: 7270393

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 associated with the at least one printhead and comprising a capping member formed from a flexible sheet-like material and having a width corresponding substantially to the length of the at least one printhead, the flexible sheet-like material being provided as a replaceable roll from which a portion of the material is in use drawn to locate, as the capping member, in nozzle capping engagement with the at least one printhead; wherein, the capping mechanism is actuable to effect relative movement of the flexible sheet-like material and the at least one printhead such that they are spaced apart during printing of the print media.