Patent ID: 7661175

Claim:
A snap-together wet nozzle for use with a vacuum-producing means, the nozzle comprising: an elongated, U-shaped nozzle housing comprising outwardly tapering walls, spaced apart closed ends, and a connecting tube passageway for association with the vacuum-producing means; and a squeegee assembly capable of being insertably mounted within the elongated, U-shaped nozzle housing, the assembly comprising: a squeegee element comprising a plurality of openings extending through the squeegee element; a first, elongated squeegee bar having spaced apart end grooves at each of its ends; and a second, elongated squeegee bar having spaced apart locking end tabs at each of its ends and a plurality of vanes spaced across the interior face of the bar, wherein the squeegee element is located intermediate between the first and second squeegee bars, and wherein the first and second squeegee bars interlock by the engagement of the end tabs of the second squeegee bar with the end grooves of the first squeegee bar.