Squeegee or like cleaning appliance, particularly for cleaning window panes and floors

Claim 1

A squeegee, particularly for cleaning window panes and floors, comprising a. an exchangeable substantially strip-shaped cleaning element, b. first and second clamping jaws, c. means for pivotally securing said clamping jaws together for movement about a fulcrum, d. gripping means on each of said first and second clamping jaws on one side of said fulcrum for gripping opposite sides of said cleaning element, e. an aperture in said first clamping jaw, f. a clamping lever having a generally U-shaped configuration and including a handle portion at one end thereof, g. means located at the side of said fulcrum opposite said one side thereof for pivotally securing the end of said clamping lever opposite said handle portion to said first clamping jaw at the side of said first clamping jaw adjacent said second clamping jaw, h. said clamping lever being arranged to pivot between a locking position in which the portion thereof at about the apex of said U-shaped configuration presses against said second clamping jaw at said opposite side of said fulcrum to bias said gripping means of said clamping jaws towards each other to grip said cleaning element and a release position in which said clamping jaws may freely pivot permitting said gripping means to move away from each other to release said cleaning element, i. said clamping lever being arranged such that only said handle portion extends through said aperture in said first clamping jaw when said clamping lever is in said locking position and a part of said clamping lever is drawn through said aperture during pivotal movement of said clamping lever to said release position.