Patent ID: 7966687

Claim:
An anti-smear cleaning swab for cleaning delicate surfaces, comprising a body defining an elongated handle having one end and another end opposite said one end thereof, an enlarged blade edgewisely carried at said handle one end and having one face and another face opposite said one face and a peripheral edge joining said one face and said another face, channel means provided integral to said blade and enabling fluid flow about at least one of said one face and of said another face of said blade, a fluid absorbing pocket generally enclosing said blade and sized to fit snugly therearound; and wherein said fluid absorbing pocket is made from a piece of folded lint-free sheet fabric, positioned relative to said blade such that a fold line of said sheet fabric is positioned adjacent a substantial portion of said blade peripheral edge, said sheet fabric being secured to said blade by hot sealing of a fraction of said blade peripheral edge.