Patent ID: 7287926

Claim:
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 a 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; and wherein said mounting plate is channel shaped defining a web portion between a lower flange portion and an upper flange portion having a serrated edge, 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.