Patent ID: 9366496
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A single-use cleaning implement for a barrel of a firearm, comprising: a distal end; a proximal end configured to create a friction fit within a threaded female receptacle of a cleaning rod; a shaft extending between the distal end and the proximal end; a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface disposed along a length of the shaft, the first cleaning surface and the second cleaning surface separated by at least a portion of the shaft, the first cleaning surface configured to be received within the barrel of the firearm, the cleaning implement having a diameter that exceeds the diameter of the barrel such that the first cleaning surface exerts an outward force against the barrel while the cleaning implement is disposed within the barrel; wherein the friction fit with the cleaning rod and the single-use cleaning implement results in engagement between the single-use cleaning implement and the cleaning rod while the cleaning rod is pushed in a first direction through the barrel from the proximal end, and the cleaning rod disengages from the single-use cleaning implement when the cleaning rod is pulled away from the proximal end in a second direction, the first direction being opposite to the second direction, of the cleaning implement.