Patent ID: 8607494
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A collapsible T-handle for use in cleaning the barrel of a firearm having a bore of a fixed internal diameter, said collapsible T-handle comprising: a longitudinal body having first and second spaced-apart ears at a first end thereof, an attachment portion at a second and opposite end thereof, and a longitudinal well terminating at said spaced-apart ears; and a handle disposed on a pivot pin between said first and second ears; wherein said handle is rotatable on said pivot pin between a closed position wherein a portion of said handle occupies said longitudinal well and an open position wherein the longitudinal axis of said handle is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said body; and wherein the outer diameter of said T-handle when in said closed position is less than the bore diameter of the firearm to be cleaned.