Patent ID: 8302342

Claim:
A firearm barrel cleaning apparatus comprising: a cleaning head sized to be pushed completely through said barrel, said cleaning head extending between a first cleaning end and a second control end, said cleaning head comprising: a cleaning implement coupled to a shank, wherein said shank extends from said control end towards said cleaning end, said shank comprising a shank body formed about a shank axis and extending along a shank length, said shank body providing at least one radial engagement surface extending from said control end towards said cleaning end, said radial engagement surface being formed along at least a portion of said shank length at least substantially parallel to said shank axis, and said shank body providing at least one longitudinal engagement surface provided at an oblique angle with respect to said shank axis, wherein at least one longitudinal engagement surface is matingly abuttable with a cleaning rod, wherein said cleaning rod abuts said shank for longitudinal movement to push said cleaning head through, and in only a first axial direction with respect to, said barrel, and further wherein the cleaning head remains longitudinally stationary in said barrel during any longitudinal movement of said cleaning rod in a second axial direction opposite said first axial direction.