Patent ID: 7000282

Claim:
A pivoting head squeegee having a locking mechanism, the squeegee of the type having a head having a laterally extending forward portion, a downward facing recess, and a top wall bounding the recess, the forward portion for mounting a wiping blade, and a handle, the head pivotally attached to the handle about an axis parallel with the forward portion, the head movable about the axis between a rest position and a biased position, the head in the rest position angularly displaced relative to the handle, and the head in the biased position disposed in general planar relation with the handle, the locking mechanism comprising: at least one spring disposed about the axis, said spring having a forward projection extending from the axis, said forward projection affixed to the head and biased towards the rest position, the handle having two spaced apart side plates in perpendicular disposition relative to the axis, each said plate having a recessed forward edge portion defining a ledge facing the top wall of the recess, a lock lever disposed in the recess of the head, said lock lever having a crossbar, and a pair of spaced apart legs depending from said crossbar, said legs each having a laterally extending base portion having a stop surface facing away from the top wall of the recess, and a retainer holding said lock lever against the top wall of the recess, said lock lever pivotable about said crossbar between a locked position and a released position, wherein in said locked position the head is in the biased position and said base portion of said legs of said lock lever are interposed between the top wall of the recess and said ledges of said side plates, said interposition disposing said ledges of said side plates in biased abutment with said stop surfaces of said lock lever.