An insulating assembly and method for insulating printer/copier solid ink
printheads. The insulating assembly includes printhead insulators having
thermal insulation capable of moving along insulator paths interposed
between the printheads and an ink receiving surface for insulating the
printhead front faces. The method includes moving insulating assemblies
along insulator paths interposed between the printheads and an ink
receiving surface for insulating the printhead front faces.