Cleaning kit for firearms
AssigneeInternational Processing Company of America
InventorsRichard C. Iosso, Marianne Ortmann
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Abstract
A device for cleaning tubular passageways of a firearm that carries ignition products of a firearm propellant includes a relatively rigid hollow, tubular guide and a compliant cleaning rod within the bore of the hollow guide. The cleaning rod travels within the hollow guide before entering the tubular passageway to be cleaned. The cleaning rod is sufficiently flexible so as to be unable to support its own weight without substantial bending when supported at one end in a cantilever fashion. A cleaning kit is also provided including the cleaning device and a plurality of related cleaning items, such as brush-like cleaning elements.
Claims18
A device for cleaning a tubular passageway of a firearm that carries ignition products of a firearm propellant, the tubular passageway having a free end with an outer diameter, the device comprising:
- a hollow guide of relatively rigid construction sufficient to support its own weight without substantial bending when supported at one end, the hollow guide defining a substantially uniform, continuous and uninterrupted bore with an enlarged end portion for receiving the free end of the tubular passageway;
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- a cleaning rod within the bore of the hollow guide for travel therealong so as to enter the tubular passageway.
A cleaning kit for cleaning a tubular passageway of a firearm that carries ignition products of a firearm propellant, the tubular passageway having a free end with an outer diameter, the device comprising:
- a hollow guide of relatively rigid construction sufficient to support its own weight without substantial bending when supported at one end, the hollow guide defining a substantially uniform, continuous and uninterrupted bore with an enlarged end portion for receiving the free end of the tubular passageway;
- a cleaning rod within the bore of the hollow guide for travel therealong so as to enter the tubular passageway, the cleaning rod having a distal end with a removable connection for removably attaching a cleaning element;
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- at least one cleaning element removably attachable to the distal end of the cleaning rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.