Squeegee devices with one or more collection features
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1. A squeegee device comprising:
- a blade support having a front support and a rear support, which are configured to secure a squeegee blade therebetween; and
a deflector having a lower portion and an upper portion, which are configured so that the lower portion of the deflector depends upward from the blade support and a leading edge of the upper portion is forward, with respect to a pushing direction, from the blade support,wherein the deflector is configured so that the leading edge is downwardly curved from a horizontal plane that is tangent to an uppermost portion of the deflector.
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Abstract
A squeegee device is provided that includes a blade support and a deflector. The blade support has a front support and a rear support, which are configured to secure a squeegee blade therebetween. The deflector has a lower portion and an upper portion, which are configured so that the lower portion of the deflector depends upward from the blade support and a leading edge of the upper portion is forward, with respect to a pushing direction, from the blade support.
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1. A squeegee device comprising:
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a blade support having a front support and a rear support, which are configured to secure a squeegee blade therebetween; and a deflector having a lower portion and an upper portion, which are configured so that the lower portion of the deflector depends upward from the blade support and a leading edge of the upper portion is forward, with respect to a pushing direction, from the blade support, wherein the deflector is configured so that the leading edge is downwardly curved from a horizontal plane that is tangent to an uppermost portion of the deflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A squeegee device comprising:
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a blade support having a front support and a rear support, which are configured to secure a squeegee blade therebetween; a deflector having a leading edge that depends upward from and forward, with respect to a pushing direction, from the blade support; and a bridge connected to one of the front and rear supports above the squeegee blade, wherein the deflector, the blade support, and the bridge have a concave curve with respect to the pushing direction, the concave curve being constant across a length of the deflector and the blade support. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A squeegee device comprising:
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a blade support having a front support and a rear support, which are configured to secure a squeegee blade therebetween; a deflector having a leading edge that depends upward from and forward, with respect to a pushing direction, from the blade support; and a bridge connected to one of the front and rear supports above the squeegee blade, wherein the deflector, the blade support, and the bridge have a concave curve with respect to the pushing direction, the concave curve being constant across a length of the deflector and the blade support, wherein the deflector is configured so that a leading edge of the deflector is downwardly curved from a horizontal plane that is tangent to an uppermost portion of the deflector.
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