Squeegee device and system

• US 7,363,675 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2005
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: James A. Gavney, Jr.
• Original Assignee: James A. Gavney, Jr.
• Inventors: Gavney, James A. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Till; Terrence R.
• Application Number:
  US11/236,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20060021170A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• Field of Search: 151/10, 151/14, 151/17, 151/21, 151/671, 152/45, 152/451
• US Class Current: 15/121
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/005 where the brushing material is not made of bristles, e.g. sponge, rubber or paper
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 9/06 Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/06 Hand implements with built-in electric motors A47L1/05
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/11 Squeegees
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/12 Implements with several different treating devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/16 Cloths; Pads; Sponges metal scraping sponges A47L13/07
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 17/06 Scrapers

Abstract

A device, system and method is disclosed for removing residues from surfaces and for applying materials to surfaces. The device system and method of the instant invention utilize a squeegee configuration with a first continuous squeegee edge. Preferably, the first continuous squeegee edge protrudes from a squeegee support element with squeegee walls that extend in all directions of a wiping plane. Within the boundary formed by the first continuous squeegee edge there are preferably additional cleaning elements such as bristles, sponges and/or additional squeegees. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a second squeegee edge protrudes from the inner squeegee region of the first continuous squeegee edge to form a squeegee compartment. Cleaning solutions and other materials are applied to surfaces by placing the solutions or materials into the squeegee compartment and wiping the surface with the squeegee edges. Alternatively, a cleaning medium is delivered from a source the surface through a squeegee configuration apertures for facilitating the dispensing the cleaning medium on to the surface.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a) a first continuous squeegee element with walls that boundary an inner squeegee region and an outer squeegee region

b) bristles protruding from the inner squeegee region and bristles protruding from the outer squeegee region and surrounding the continuous squeegee element; and

a second continuous squeegee element that surrounds the first continuous squeegee element.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the walls of the first continuous squeegee element are contoured to be curved, angled or tapered.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein top wiping edges of the first continuous squeegee element are contoured to be angled, curved, rounded or tapered.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first continuous squeegee element is substantially circular.

5. The device of claim 4, further comprising a handle.

6. A device comprising:

a) a support structure with a plurality of squeegee elements each comprising separate and continuous top wiping edges that border inner squeegee regions and outer squeegee regions;

b) bristles protruding from the support structure corresponding to the outer squeegee regions, wherein at least one of the plurality of squeegee elements surrounds another of the plurality of squeegee elements.

7. The device of claim 6, further comprising bristles protruding form the support structure corresponding to the inner squeegee regions.

8. The device of claim 6, further comprising a handle coupled to the support structure.

9. The device of claim 6, wherein the walls of the one or more of the plurality squeegee elements contoured are to be curved, angled or tapered.

10. The device of claim 6, wherein the edges of the one or more of the plurality squeegee elements are contoured to be rounded, curved, angled or tapered.

11. A device comprising:

a) a first squeegee configuration comprising at least one substantially circular arrangement of squeegee edges; and

b) bristles that border both sides of the substantially circular arrangement of squeegee edges; and

c) a second squeegee configuration surrounded by the first squeegee configuration.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the first squeegee configuration and the second squeegee configuration are attached to a support structure with a handle.