Firearm cleaning shell
OwnerJames Curtis Whitworthinventor
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Abstract
A bore cleaning device is disclosed including a propellant providing a force to push the projectile down the bore of the firearm, a frame including a plurality of collapsible legs, and a cylindrically-shaped cleaning agent installed around the legs. The frame further includes a lower charge cap configured to receive the force of the propellant and a rigid front end cap. The provided force creates a crushing force upon the frame. The crushing force causes the legs to collapse and provide an outward force upon the cleaning agent, wherein the outward force causes intimate contact between the cleaning agent and the bore as the device travels along the bore.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising a bore cleaning device configured to clean a bore of a firearm, the device comprising:
- a propellant providing a force to push the projectile down the bore of the firearm;
- a frame comprising:
- a lower charge cap configured to receive the force of the propellant;
- a rigid front end cap;
- and
- a plurality of legs directly connected to the lower charge cap and the rigid front end cap;
- and
- a cylindrically-shaped cleaning agent installed around the legs;
- wherein the provided force creates a crushing force upon the frame, the crushing force causing the legs to collapse and provide an outward force upon the cleaning agent, the outward force causing intimate contact between the cleaning agent and the bore as the device travels along the bore.
An apparatus comprising a bore cleaning device configured to clean a bore of a firearm, the device comprising:
- a propellant providing a force to push the projectile down the bore of the firearm;
- a frame comprising:
- a lower charge cap configured to receive the force of the propellant;
- a rigid front end cap;
- and
- a plurality of legs;
- and
- a cylindrically-shaped cleaning agent installed around the legs;
- wherein the provided force creates a crushing force upon the frame, the crushing force causing the legs to collapse and provide an outward force upon the cleaning agent, the outward force causing intimate contact between the cleaning agent and the bore as the device travels along the bore;
- and
- wherein the frame comprises a first piece comprising the legs and one of the lower charge cap and the rigid end cap and a second piece comprising a second of the lower charge cap and the rigid end cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.