Patent ID: 7665177
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: A61F,B08B,G02B

Abstract:
1. A cleaning implement, comprising: a handle defining a longitudinal axis and having a diameter, the handle being elongated and having a cleaning head end; a cleaning head formed from a sheet of non-linting material, the cleaning head and the handle forming a cleaning swab, the sheet having a predetermined thickness so as to form a predetermined cleaning head diameter, the material being sealed to form a seal-less tip and a pair of longitudinal side seals extending along longitudinal sides of the cleaning head, the longitudinal seals having a frangible region at a juncture with the cleaning head to break-away excess material at the longitudinal seals; and a sleeve having a central opening for receiving the handle such that the cleaning head end of the cleaning swab extends beyond an open end of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is configured to interchangeably receive a first cleaning swab and a second cleaning swab having a cleaning head having a different diameter than the cleaning head of the first cleaning swab.