Swab holding tool
OwnerClaude D. Prostinventor
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Abstract
The specification discloses a swab holding tool (10) in which a handle (12) includes a passageway (14) with a tube (16) mounted in the passageway (14). The end of the tube (16) away from the handle (12) includes a flaired portion (20) for receiving and holding a swab (22). Indents (18) are formed in the tube (16) for engaging and holding an elongate rod (24) of the swab (22). The swab (22) may be moved in a telescoping action within the tube (16) to a desired fixed position. The handle (12) includes a female recess (15) in the rearward end for inserting of a ramrod into the passageway (14) to eject a broken rod or contaminated swab. Bends (32 and 36) are formed in the tube (16) to provide different angles of attack for cleaning operations.
Claims9
A tool for holding a swab having an elongate rod with an absorbent tip for use in cleaning interior components of machinery, electronic devices and the like through narrow passageways, comprising:
- an elongate electrically insulated handle dimensioned for being handheld;
- a passageway formed in said handle and extending longitudinally through the length thereof;
- a tube having an exterior diameter approximately equal to the interior diameter of said passageway and having a forward and a rearward end, the rearward end of said tube being secured in said passageway;
- the forward end of said tool being adapted to receive the elongate rod of the swab, and
- at least one indent formed in said tube and extending inwardly with respect to said tube for securing the elongate rod in the forward end of said tube.
A tool for holding a swab having an elongate rod with an absorbent tip for use in cleaning interior components of machinery, electronic devices and the like through narrow passageways, comprising:
- an elongate electrically insulated handle dimensioned for being handheld;
- a passageway formed in the center of said handle and extending longitudinally through the length thereof;
- a tube having an exterior diameter approximately equal to the interior diameter of said passageway and having a forward and a rearward end, the rearward end of said tube being force-fitted into one end of said passageway;
- the forward end of said tool being adapted to receive the elongate rod of the swab,
- means for securing the elongate rod in the forward end of said tube, and
- a forty-five degree bend formed in the forward end of said tube to provide a desired angle of attack for cleaning and servicing operations.
A tool for holding a swab having an elongate rod with an absorbent tip for use in cleaning interior components of machinery, electronic devices and the like through narrow passageways, comprising:
- an elongate electrically insulated handle dimensioned for being handheld;
- a passageway formed in the center of said handle and extending longitudinally through the length thereof;
- a tube having an exterior diameter approximately equal to the interior diameter of said passageway and having a forward and a rearward end, the rearward end of said tube being force-fitted into one end of said passageway;
- the forward end of said tool being adapted to receive the elongate rod of the swab;
- means for securing the elongate rod in the forward end of said tube, and
- a one hundred eighty degree bend formed in the forward end of said tube to provide a desired angle of attack for cleaning and servicing operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.