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US 10,272,667 B2Granted
Squeegee holder
AssigneeM&R Printing Equipment, Inc.
InventorsRichard C. Hoffman, Jr., Boguslaw W. Magda, Jerzy J. Podstawka, Remigiusz Kryszczuk
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Abstract
In an embodiment of the present invention, a squeegee blade holder has a first side member, a second side member, and a pivot portion between the first and second side members. The holder also includes a separator between the first and second side members for maintaining compression of the side members against the squeegee blade.
Claims19
A squeegee blade holder comprising:
- a pair of arms joined at an intermediate portion of the arms by a pivot, each of the arms having a jaw at one end with a facing surface, an attachment member at a distal-most portion of an opposed end, the attachment members of both arms extend coextensively, and the pivot being positioned therebetween;
- and
- a rod between the pair of arms for biasing the first jaw toward the second jaw.
A method of assembling a squeegee blade holder comprising the steps of:
- providing a holder having a pair of arms joined at an intermediate portion of the arms by a pivot, each of the arms having a jaw at one end with a facing surface, an attachment member at a distal-most portion of an opposed end, and the pivot being positioned therebetween;
- providing a vise having a pair of clamp elements moveable from an open position to a closed position;
- inserting the jaws in the vise when in an open position;
- positioning a squeegee blade between the facing surfaces of the jaws;
- inserting a separator between the arms to bias the facing surfaces toward one another to clamp the squeegee blade;
- and
- moving the vise to the closed position to maintain the squeegee blade between the facing surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.