Patent ID: 7418756

Claim:
A cleaning tool for cleaning threads of a bolt, said tool comprising: a first arm and a second arm, each of said first and second arms having a first end and a second end, said first and second arms being pivotally coupled together adjacent to said first ends to define a pair of jaws being selectively positioned in a closed position abutting each other or in an open position spaced from each other, an abutting side of each of said of said first and second arms being defined and abutting each other when said pair of jaws is positioned in said closed position, each of said abutting sides having at least the semi-circular depression therein, said at least one depression in said first arm being alignable with said at least one depression in said second arm to define at least one aperture through said pair of jaws when said pair of jaws is in said closed position, said at least one aperture being threaded; a perimeter wall being attached to said pair of jaws and extending around said at least one aperture when said pair of jaws is positioned in said closed position, said perimeter wall including a first portion attached to said first arm and a second portion attached to said second arm, said perimeter wall having a hexagonal shape and having a size substantially equal to the size of the bolt head; and wherein said pair of jaws may be closed around a bolt to threadably engage the bolt with said at least one aperture, said pair of jaws being positioned between a head and an end of the bolt, wherein the bolt is rotated to move said pair of jaws toward the end of the bolt.