Patent ID: 9695862
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A tool for cleaning a threaded member, the tool comprising: a body having an orifice, a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner surface, and a plurality of outer surfaces, wherein each of the plurality of outer surfaces are offset with another of the plurality of outer surfaces for forming a respective plurality of corners, wherein at least one surface of the top surface or the bottom surface comprises a plurality of secondary orifices, each respective secondary orifice located at a respective corner, the at least one surface being attached to the body by a plurality of screws through the respective plurality of secondary orifices, and wherein the inner surface of the body comprises a plurality of threads; a plurality of brush assemblies, wherein each respective brush assembly is positioned at a respective corner of the plurality of corners, and wherein the brush assemblies extend inwards past the inner surface and into the orifice to engage the threads of the threaded member.