Patent ID: 8186092

Claim:
A firearm cleaning kit for use in cleaning an inner diameter of a barrel of a firearm, comprising: a case having first and second compartments joined along a fold line, at least one of the compartments having a pocket; a fastener for joining together the first and second compartments of the case; a cleaning rod removably stored in the pocket, the cleaning rod having a first end and a second end, at least the second end having a connection element; a tool compartment secured to the fold line, the tool compartment comprising a backing secured to the fold line and at least one tool insert secured to the backing, the at least one tool insert having a plurality of tool-holding cavities; and a barrel cleaning device secured within at least one of the tool-holding cavities, the barrel cleaning device comprising a body portion, a swab affixed to a first end of the body portion, the swab having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the firearm barrel, the swab comprised of a plurality of twisted fibers having a nap, a height of the nap being more than half the inner diameter of the barrel, and a brush affixed to the body portion, the brush adjacent to the swab and having a plurality of filaments extending radially outward from the body portion, the plurality of filaments arranged and sized to a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the firearm barrel and less than the diameter of the swab.