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Ziba designed a plastic squeegee without a traditional handle; instead, it had a tubular rubber grip running parallel to curved twin blades, which moves across glass or mirrors with a wiping motion to reduce strain to the hand and wrist. The dual blades leave a surface cleaner than a single blade squeegee.
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neighborhood. Around that time, Hansen quit his job at Nike to focus on building Cleret, continuing to manage and design new products for the company. In 1991, Cleret expanded beyond the United States, as it was introduced in Canada, Europe and Japan.
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wrote that it "looks like no other squeegee in history". Reviewers have lauded it for being easy to hold and for standing on its end for simple storage.
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