Channel guard protector for a squeegee

Abstract

A squeegee includes a squeegee handle coupled to a squeegee blade holder, wherein the squeegee blade holder holds a squeegee blade. The squeegee includes a channel guard protector which extends along the length of the squeegee blade holder. The channel guard protector holds the squeegee blade in the squeegee blade holder to reduce the likelihood that the squeegee blade will become bunched up. Further, the channel guard protector reduces the likelihood that the squeegee blade holder will undesirably scratch a surface engaged by the squeegee blade.

1 . A squeegee, comprising:
 a squeegee blade holder, with a distal holder body arm and squeegee blade holder channel; and   a channel guard protector carried by the squeegee blade holder, wherein the distal holder body arm extends between the channel guard protector and squeegee blade holder channel.   
   
   
       2 . The squeegee of  claim 1 , wherein the squeegee blade holder includes a holder base body and proximal holder body arm, and the channel guard protector extends along the distal holder body arm, holder base body and proximal holder body arm. 
   
   
       3 . The squeegee of  claim 1 , wherein the squeegee includes a squeegee blade, and the channel guard protector includes a channel guard protector arm which extends between the squeegee blade and distal holder body arm. 
   
   
       4 . The squeegee of  claim 1 , wherein the channel guard protector includes a hard resilient material layer and soft resilient material layer. 
   
   
       5 . The squeegee of  claim 4 , wherein the hard resilient material layer is adjacent to the distal holder body arm, and the soft resilient material layer extends along the hard resilient material layer. 
   
   
       6 . The squeegee of  claim 1 , wherein the distal holder body arm includes outer angled surfaces, and the channel guard protector extends along the outer angled surfaces. 
   
   
       7 . A squeegee, comprising:
 a squeegee handle;   a squeegee blade holder coupled to the squeegee handle, wherein the squeegee blade holder includes a holder base body, and a proximal holder body arm and distal holder body arm spaced from each other to form a squeegee blade holder channel;   a squeegee blade which extends through the squeegee blade holder channel; and   a channel guard protector carried by the squeegee blade holder, wherein the squeegee blade extends between the channel guard protector and proximal holder body arm.   
   
   
       8 . The squeegee of  claim 7 , wherein the channel guard protector extends along the distal holder body arm, holder base body and proximal holder body arm. 
   
   
       9 . The squeegee of  claim 7 , wherein the distal holder body arm extends between the squeegee blade and channel guard protector. 
   
   
       10 . The squeegee of  claim 7 , wherein the channel guard protector includes a hard resilient material layer and soft resilient material layer. 
   
   
       11 . The squeegee of  claim 10 , wherein the hard resilient material layer is adjacent to the distal holder body arm, and the soft resilient material layer extends along the hard resilient material layer. 
   
   
       12 . The squeegee of  claim 7 , wherein the distal holder body arm includes outer angled surfaces, and the channel guard protector extends along the outer angled surfaces.