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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Applicants:
James Albert Gavney, Jr., San Mateo, CA (US);
Jerry Mix, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Albert Gavney, Jr., San Mateo, CA (US);
Jerry Mix, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
IGI LLC, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/12 (2006.01); A47L 13/11 (2006.01); A46B 9/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/04 (2006.01); A46B 11/00 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 13/12 (2013.01); A46B 9/005 (2013.01); A46B 9/04 (2013.01); A46B 11/00 (2013.01); A46B 15/0065 (2013.01); A47L 13/11 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1023 (2015.01);
Abstract
A device comprising an absorbent structure and one or more resilient contact elements integrated into the absorbent structure is disclosed. The absorbent structure is preferably a sponge or foam structure and the resilient contact elements are squeegees, nodules, or combinations thereof. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the resilient contact elements include anchor features that are embedded within the absorbent stricture.