Claims
- 1. A molded unit for a squeegee head comprising:
a mounting plate defining a discharge face and an intake face, the mounting plate including a mounting portion for attaching a squeegee blade thereto and an aperture for receiving an nozzle plate; a hollow shaft socket located on the intake face of the mounting plate, the hollow shaft socket adapted for attachment to a hollow fluid shaft, and one or more hollow brace members, located on the intake face of the mounting plate and extending radially away from the hollow shaft socket and enclosing the nozzle plate aperture, whereby the one or more hollow brace members form a sealed fluid passageway between the hollow shaft socket and the nozzle plate aperture.
- 2. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 1 wherein each hollow brace member has an inner surface that is semi-conical in shape and wherein tapered ends of the semi-conical braces are furthest from the socket.
- 3. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 1 wherein each hollow brace member has an inner surface that is semi-cylindrical in shape.
- 4 A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 1 wherein said mounting plate is channel shaped defining a web portion between a lower flange portion and an upper flange portion, the hollow socket, the hollow brace members and the nozzle plate aperture being located on the web portion and the squeegee mounting portion being located on the lower flange portion.
- 5. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 4 wherein the upper flange portion has a serrated edge.
- 6. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 5 wherein reinforcement ribs structurally connect the hollow shaft socket and the hollow brace members.
- 7. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 6 wherein a support member structurally connects the hollow shaft socket and the intake face of the mounting plate.
- 8. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 1 wherein the mounting plate has ends that are curved inwardly toward the discharge face.
- 9. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hollow shaft socket has one or more discharge ports for directing fluid to the one or more hollow brace members.
- 10. A molded unit for a squeegee head as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hollow shaft socket has an extended neck adapted to support the hollow fluid shaft.
- 11. A fluid squeegee head comprising:
a molded unit comprising:
a mounting plate defining a discharge face and an intake face, said mounting plate including a mounting portion for attaching a squeegee blade thereto and an aperture for receiving a nozzle plate; a hollow shaft socket located on the intake face of said mounting plate, said hollow shaft socket adapted for attachment to a hollow fluid shaft, and said hollow shaft socket having one or more discharge ports formed therein; and one or more hollow brace members corresponding in number to the number of discharge ports formed in said hollow shaft socket, said one or more hollow brace members located on the back face of the mounting plate to and extending radially away from said one or more discharge ports for enclosing said nozzle plate aperture, whereby said one or more hollow brace members form a sealed fluid passageway between said one or more discharge ports and said nozzle plate aperture; a nozzle plate mounted to the nozzle plate aperture, said nozzle plate having one or more nozzles; and a squeegee blade mounted to the squeegee mounting portion of the mounting plate.
- 12. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein each hollow brace member has an inner surface that is semi-conical in shape and wherein tapered ends of the semi-conical braces are furthest from the socket.
- 13. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein each hollow brace member has an inner surface that is semi-cylindrical in shape.
- 14. A squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein said mounting plate is channel shaped defining a web portion between a lower flange portion and an upper flange portion, the hollow socket, the hollow brace members and the nozzle plate aperture being located on the web portion and the squeegee mounting portion being located on the lower flange portion.
- 15. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 14 wherein the upper flange portion has a serrated edge.
- 16. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 15 wherein reinforcement ribs connect the hollow shaft socket and the hollow brace members.
- 17. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 16 wherein a support member connects the hollow shaft socket and the intake face of the mounting plate.
- 18. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein the nozzle plate is inserted into and fixed to the nozzle plate aperture.
- 19. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein the mounting plate has ends that are curved inwardly toward the discharge face.
- 20. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein the hollow shaft socket has one or more discharge ports for directing fluid to the one or more hollow brace members.
- 21. A fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 wherein the hollow shaft socket has an extended neck adapted to support the hollow fluid shaft.
- 22. A fluid squeegee comprising a fluid squeegee head as claimed in claim 11 and further including:
a hollow fluid shaft having an intake end and a discharge end, the discharge end being adapted for sealing attachment to the hollow shaft socket a hollow handle adapted for sealing attachment to said intake end of the hollow shaft and the hollow handle being adapted for sealing attachment to a fluid hose; and a valve mechanism located in the hollow handle for controlling fluid flow therethrough.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/443,420 filed on May 22, 2003.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
10443420 |
May 2003 |
US |
Child |
10836668 |
Apr 2004 |
US |