ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,526, issued on May 13.
"Multi-function hand-held squeegee" was invented by Robert D. Williams (Bowdon, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held squeegee for applying or installing wraps and/or films to surfaces. The hand-held squeegee includes a blade portion, a handle portion, a ring loop portion, a tool storage pocket for storing a knife, and hooks for wrapping film around the edge of a surface. The ring loop portion can be slipped onto a user's finger so that the squeegee can be conveniently secured to the back of the user's hand when it is not actively in use by the user or when the user is using another tool."
The patent ...