# US 12,005,629 B2 · Hand-held squeegee with ring loop > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,005,629 B2 - Document ID: US12005629B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/000,050 - Filed: 2020-08-21 - Published: 2022-02-24 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-08-21 - Applicants: Robert D. Williams, Jr. - Inventors: Robert D. Williams, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12005629B2 ## CPC - B29C 63/0047: {Preventing air-inclusions} - A47L 13/11: Squeegees - B25F 1/02: with interchangeable or adjustable tool elements - B25G 1/102: {the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip} - B29C 2063/027: {applied by a squeegee} - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)} - B25G: HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS (attaching the blades or the like to handles of hand tools for soil working A01B1/22; handles of hand implements for harvesting A01D1/14; handles integral with brushware A46B) ## Abstract A hand-held squeegee for applying or installing wraps and/or films to surfaces. The hand-held squeegee includes a blade portion, a handle portion, and a ring loop portion. The hand-held squeegee is placed over or around a user's finger so that the squeegee can rotate about the user's finger between use and non-use, and is conveniently secured to the user's hand even when it is not actively in use by the user or when the user is using another tool. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A squeegee comprising: a blade portion and a handle portion, the handle portion comprising a first side guard and a second side guard, wherein the first side guard has a first end and a second end and the second side guard has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first side guard is connected to the first end of the second side guard, and the second end of the first side guard and the second end of the second side guard are connected by a finger loop portion, wherein the blade portion extends from the handle portion to an edge of the blade portion opposite the handle portion, the blade portion being tapered from the handle portion to the edge of the blade portion opposite the handle portion, and wherein the handle portion and the finger loop portion form a continuous loop for receiving a finger of a user and wherein the squeegee is an assembly of a plurality of components. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The squeegee of claim 1, wherein the squeegee further comprises a blade cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The squeegee of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the blade cover is made from felt. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The squeegee of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the blade cover is made from rubber or silicone. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The squeegee of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the blade cover is made from suede or a suede-like material. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The squeegee of claim 1, wherein a loop portion extends beyond the handle portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The squeegee of claim 1 further comprising a storage port wherein the storage port is adapted for receiving and holding a hand-held tool. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hand-held squeegee of claim 1 further comprising a webbing between the first and second side guards wherein the webbing comprises an opening adapted for receiving and securing another hand implement. ### Claim 9 A squeegee comprising: a blade portion and a handle portion, the handle portion comprising a first side guard and a second side guard, wherein the first side guard has a first end and a second end and the second side guard has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first side guard is connected to the first end of the second side guard, and the second end of the first side guard and the second end of the second side guard are connected by a finger loop portion, wherein the blade portion extends from the handle portion to an edge of the blade portion opposite the handle portion, the blade portion being tapered from the handle portion to the edge of the blade portion opposite the handle portion, and wherein the handle portion and the finger loop portion form a continuous loop for receiving a finder of a user, the squeegee further comprising a blade cover portion and a webbing between the first and second side guards wherein the webbing comprises an opening adapted for receiving and securing another hand implement. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The squeegee of claim 9, wherein the squeegee is an assembly of a plurality of components. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The hand-held squeegee of claim 9, wherein the blade cover portion is made from felt. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The hand-held squeegee of claim 9, wherein the blade cover portion is made from silicone or rubber. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The hand-held squeegee of claim 9, wherein the blade cover portion comprises suede or a suede-like material. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The hand-held squeegee of claim 13, wherein the suede-like material is laminated to a neoprene material.