Squeegee retainer clip
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1. A squeegee assembly comprising:
- an arcuate vacuumized floor squeegee having a post extending therefrom; and
a retainer clip comprising;
a top clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a first channel portion adjacent to a first end;
a bottom clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a second channel portion adjacent to a first end;
a first interlocking feature adjacent to a second end of the top clip member and comprising one or more protrusions and one or more recesses; and
a second interlocking feature adjacent to a second end of the bottom clip member and comprising one or more protrusions and one or more recesses, each of the protrusions in the first interlocking feature being structured to mate with a corresponding recess in the second interlocking feature, and each of the protrusions in the second interlocking feature being structured to mate with a corresponding recess in the first interlocking feature;
wherein the first channel portion is structured to be positioned adjacent to the second channel portion to form a pin receiving channel extending along a first axis; and
wherein the top and bottom clip members each include an aperture extending along a second axis that is configured to receive the post extending from the arcuate vacuumized floor squeegee, wherein the second axis is generally perpendicular to the first axis.
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Abstract
A retainer clip for a squeegee assembly comprises top and bottom clip members each having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the top clip member includes a first channel portion adjacent to a first end and a first interlocking feature adjacent to a second end. The interior surface of the bottom clip member includes a second channel portion adjacent to a first end and a second interlocking feature adjacent to a second end. Mating the first interlocking feature with the second interlocking feature positions the first channel portion adjacent to the second channel portion to form a pin receiving channel.
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16 Claims
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1. A squeegee assembly comprising:
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an arcuate vacuumized floor squeegee having a post extending therefrom; and a retainer clip comprising; a top clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a first channel portion adjacent to a first end; a bottom clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a second channel portion adjacent to a first end; a first interlocking feature adjacent to a second end of the top clip member and comprising one or more protrusions and one or more recesses; and a second interlocking feature adjacent to a second end of the bottom clip member and comprising one or more protrusions and one or more recesses, each of the protrusions in the first interlocking feature being structured to mate with a corresponding recess in the second interlocking feature, and each of the protrusions in the second interlocking feature being structured to mate with a corresponding recess in the first interlocking feature; wherein the first channel portion is structured to be positioned adjacent to the second channel portion to form a pin receiving channel extending along a first axis; and wherein the top and bottom clip members each include an aperture extending along a second axis that is configured to receive the post extending from the arcuate vacuumized floor squeegee, wherein the second axis is generally perpendicular to the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A retainer clip for a squeegee assembly, comprising:
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a first clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a first curved channel portion adjacent to a first end and a first interlocking feature adjacent to a second end, the first interlocking feature comprising a first protrusion and a first recess; and a second clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a second curved channel portion adjacent to a first end and a second interlocking feature adjacent to a second end, the second interlocking feature comprising a second protrusion structured to be received within the first recess and a second recess structured to receive the first protrusion; wherein mating the first interlocking feature with the second interlocking feature positions the first channel portion adjacent to the second channel portion to form a pin receiving channel extending along a first axis; and wherein the first and second clip members each include an aperture extending along a second axis that is configured to receive a post extending from an arcuate vacuumized floor squeegee, wherein the second axis is generally perpendicular to the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A retainer clip comprising:
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a first clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a first channel portion adjacent to a first end and a first interlocking feature adjacent to a second end, the first interlocking feature comprising a first protrusion and a first recess; and a second clip member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface including a second channel portion adjacent to a first end and a second interlocking feature adjacent to a second end, the second interlocking feature comprising a second protrusion structured to be received within the first recess and a second recess structured to receive the first protrusion; wherein the first and second channel portions together define a in receiving channel extending along a first axis; and wherein the first and second clip members each include an aperture that together define a passage extending along a second axis, wherein the second axis is generally perpendicular to the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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