Patent ID: 8261408

Claim:
A squeegee assembly for removing liquids from a floor, the squeegee assembly adapted for use with a floor cleaning machine, the squeegee assembly comprising: a frame movable in a direction of travel and having a first and a second suction port separated from each other in a lateral direction; and a squeegee blade coupled to the frame and positioned adjacent the suction ports relative to the direction of travel, wherein the squeegee blade has a first portion positioned adjacent the first suction port, the first portion extending in both lateral directions away from the first suction port at an angle to define a first funnel channeling substantially all fluid encountered by the first portion toward the first suction port, and wherein the squeegee blade has a second portion positioned adjacent the second suction port, the second portion extending in both lateral directions away from the second suction port at an angle to define a second funnel channeling substantially all fluid encountered by the second portion toward the second suction port.