A capping assembly caps a pagewidth printhead of an inkjet printer by retracting into and out of a body. The body is configured to extend the length of the printhead, and a capping element housed within the body and movable with respect to the body between a first and a second position. The first position is where a portion of the capping element extends from the body, and the second position is where the capping element is contained within the body. The capping element is biased into the first position to keep the printhead capped when the printer is powered down.
The present application is a Continuation-In-Part application of U.S. Ser. No. 10/760,254 filed on Jan. 21, 2004. In the interests of brevity, the disclosure of the parent application is incorporated in its entirety into the present specification by cross reference.
