Cleaning device for paintball equipment
AssigneeHTR Development, LLC
InventorsBenjamin Lynn Frederick, John Higgins, Ed Evans
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Abstract
Among other things, there is disclosed a cylindrical device which is used to remove broken paintballs and other unwanted material from the barrel of a paintball marker or from other paintball equipment. Cylindrical cleaning devices currently known in the art are prone to separation and failure after use. The present disclosure includes structure such as barbs and/or openings, a snap-fit sleeve element, and/or one or more spacers to limit or prevent such failure. Structure for cleaning, including squeegee elements movable between an insertion configuration and a cleaning configuration, and other materials and configurations, are also disclosed.
Claims19
A cleaning element for paintball equipment, comprising:
- a first rod;
- a second rod;
- a connector having opposed ends and defining a lumen along a longitudinal axis between the ends, wherein the first rod is inserted into the lumen through a first end of the connector and the second rod is inserted into the lumen through a second end of the connector;
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- a spacer within the lumen of the connector, the spacer having first and second side curved surfaces and a hole through the side curved surfaces, wherein the spacer is between the first and second rods, with each side curved surface generally facing a respective one of the first and second rods.
A cleaning element for paintball equipment, comprising:
- a first rod having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having a circumferential notch including an inner surface bounded by opposing first and second walls, the proximal portion further having a rounded tip and a tapering portion between the notch and the tip;
- a second rod having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having a circumferential notch including an inner surface bounded by opposing first and second walls, the proximal portion further having a rounded tip and a tapering portion between the notch and the tip;
- a connector comprising a sleeve with opposed ends and defining a lumen along a longitudinal axis between the ends, the sleeve including first and second bosses each at or adjacent a respective end and generally oriented toward the axis and around at least part of the circumference of the lumen.
A cleaning element for paintball equipment, comprising:
- a first rod having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having a notch including an inner surface bounded by opposing first and second walls, the proximal portion further having a rounded tip and a tapering portion between the notch and the tip;
- a second rod having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having a circumferential notch including an inner surface bounded by opposing first and second walls, the proximal portion further having a rounded tip and a tapering portion between the notch and the tip;
- a connector comprising a sleeve with opposed ends and defining a lumen along a longitudinal axis between the ends, the sleeve including first and second bosses each at or adjacent a respective end and generally oriented toward the axis and around at least part of the circumference of the lumen;
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- a spacer within the lumen of the connector, the spacer having at least one side curved surface and a hole through the at least one side curved surface and open at both ends,
- wherein the proximal ends of the first and second rods are within the lumen of the connector and the spacer is between the proximal ends of the first and second rods, with the at least one side curved surface of the connector generally facing the respective proximal ends of the first and second rods.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.