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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1994
John L Stanton, Nacogdoches, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A squeegee-type cleaning implement has a wiping assembly including a plurality of spaced implements for wiping moisture from the surface to be cleaned, and a handle pivotally connected to the wiping assembly by a hinge. The hinged attachment of the wiping assembly to the handle allows the squeegee to clean the surface (e.g., a window pane) either from top to bottom or from side to side using continuous strokes. The wiping assembly is constructed so that a first one of the implements (which are, e.g., straight blades) precedes a second one of the implements when the implements are wiped over the surface. The first, leading blade is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the surface to maintain the second, trailing blade in contact with the surface at an angle of approximately 45 degrees over the range of travel of the trailing blade across the surface. The blades are spaced by approximately the blade height. As a result, the leading blade helps stabilize the trailing blade on the surface, thereby assuring that the surface will be thoroughly cleaned of water or other liquid in a single pass of the squeegee from top to bottom or side to side.