Combination brush and jag with patch
OwnerShane Patrick Smithinventor
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Abstract
A combination brush and jag (100) comprising a stem (14), a set of short bristles (62) having a first transverse diameter (61); a set of long bristles (64) having a second transverse diameter (63); the set of short bristles (62) and long bristles (64) positioned adjacent to each other and secured in between the stem (14); and a patch (71) to cover the set of short bristles (62). The first transverse diameter (61) is smaller than the second transverse diameter (63). The first transverse diameter (61) is also smaller than the bore diameter 1 or 8 of a bore (73) so as to define a circular gap (3) approximately the size of the thickness of the patch (71).
Claims11
A combination barrel brush and jag, comprising:
- a. a set of short bristles, each bristle within the set of short bristles having a first length defining a first transverse diameter;
- b. a set of long bristles, each bristle within the set of long bristles having a second length defining a second transverse diameter, the set of short bristles being adjacent to the set of long bristles;
- c. a stem having a first end and a second end, the stem comprising a first wire stem, and a second wire stem parallel to the first wire stem, the stem defining a longitudinal axis parallel to the first and second wire stem, wherein the first and second set of bristles are positioned in between the first and second wire stem and fixed in place by a twist created by the first and second wire stems about each other along the longitudinal axis, wherein the first transverse diameter does not equal the second transverse diameter, and wherein the first transverse diameter is less than a bore diameter of a bore wall and the second transverse diameter is greater than or equal to the bore diameter;
- d. a patch having a thickness configured to wrap around the set of short bristles, wherein the set of short bristles evenly distribute the patch against the bore;
- e. wherein the patch has a shape selected from the group consisting of a rectangle, a triangle, a circle, and a square, and
- wherein the patch has a radius or distance from a center of the patch to a corner of the patch defined by equation 2.
A method of simultaneously brushing and wiping a bore, comprising:
- a. providing a cleaning device, comprising:
- i. a set of short bristles, the set of short bristles comprising a plurality of bristles having a first length defining a first transverse diameter;
- ii. a set of long bristles, the set of long bristles comprising a plurality of bristles having a second length defining a second transverse diameter, the set of short bristles being adjacent to the set of long bristles;
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- iii. a wire having a first end and a second end, the wire comprising a first wire stem, and a second wire stem parallel to the first wire stem, the wire defining a longitudinal axis parallel to the first and second wire stem, wherein the short and long set of bristles are positioned at an angle between approximately 10 degrees to approximately 170 degrees relative to the first and second wire stems and fixed in place by a twist created by the first and second wire stems about each other along the longitudinal axis, wherein the first transverse diameter does not equal the second transverse diameter, and wherein the first transverse diameters is less than a bore diameter and the second transverse diameter is greater than or equal to the bore diameter;
- b. covering the set of short bristles with a patch, wherein the patch has a radius or distance from a center of the patch to a corner of the patch defined by equation 2;
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- c. sliding the cleaning device into and out of the bore repeatedly in successive action thereby simultaneously brushing and wiping the bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.