Gun barrel cleaning device

Abstract

The present invention is an improvement to a gun barrel cleaning tool which enables a user to attach and remove gun barrel cleaning devices to a gun barrel cleaning rod by inserting a cleaning device into a recess formed in the cleaning rod whereupon a latch located in the recess engages a recess of the cleaning device to secure the cleaning device to barrel cleaning rod.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for cleaning debris from a tubular barrel assembly comprised of:
 a barrel cleaning tool comprising a cleaning rod portion;   a recess formed in one end of the cleaning rod;   an opening formed in the outer surface of the cleaning rod portion where the opening is in communication with the recess;   a latch device located within the opening where a leading end of the latch device has a protrusion extending inwardly toward the recess;   a barrel cleaning device with an elongated shaft where the shaft is sized such that it is insertable into the recess; and   a recess portion located on the shaft which engages the protrusion of the latch device when the shaft is inserted into the recess.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  where the cleaning rod portion of the barrel cleaning tool is flexible along its length. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the latch device is a hinged latch device which pivots about a pivot pin. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , additionally comprising a spring which acts upon the hinged latch device. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated shaft of the barrel cleaning device is substantially cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the recess portion on the shaft is formed on a portion of the shaft and extends around the complete circumference of the shaft. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated shaft of the barrel cleaning devices comprises at least two diameters, a first diameter sized to be insertable into the cleaning rod recess and a second diameter that is larger than the cleaning rod recess. 
     
     
         8 . An adapter for use with a barrel cleaning tool comprising:
 a cylindrical rod portion wherein the rod portion comprises an attachment interface to a cleaning tool at a first end of the rod and a recess at a second end;   an opening formed in the outer surface of the rod portion where the opening is in communication with the recess;   a latch device located within the opening where a leading end of the latch device has a protrusion extending inwardly toward the recess;   a barrel cleaning device with an elongated shaft where the shaft is sized such that it is insertable into the recess; and   a recess portion located on the shaft which engages the protrusion of the latch device when the shaft is inserted into the recess.   
     
     
         9 . The adapter of  claim 8 , wherein the latch device is a hinged latch device which pivots about a pivot pin. 
     
     
         10 . The adapter of  claim 9 , additionally comprising a spring which acts upon the hinged latch device. 
     
     
         11 . The adapter of  claim 8 , wherein the elongated shaft of the barrel cleaning device is substantially cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         12 . The adapter of  claim 11 , wherein the recess portion on the shaft is formed on a portion of the shaft and extends around the complete circumference of the shaft. 
     
     
         13 . The adapter of  claim 8 , wherein the elongated shaft of the barrel cleaning devices comprises at least two diameters, a first diameter sized to be insertable into the cleaning rod recess and a second diameter that is larger than the cleaning rod recess. 
     
     
         14 . A system for cleaning debris from a tubular barrel assembly comprised of:
 a barrel cleaning tool comprising a cleaning rod portion;   a recess formed in one end of the cleaning rod;   an opening formed in the outer surface of the cleaning rod portion where the opening is in communication with the recess;   a hinged latch device which pivots about a pivot pin located within the opening where a leading end of the latch device has a protrusion extending inwardly toward the recess;   a spring which acts upon the hinged latch device;   a barrel cleaning device with an elongated cylindrical shaft comprising at least a first and a second diameter, where the first diameter of the shaft is sized such that it is insertable into the recess and the second diameter sized such that is it larger than the cleaning rod recess; and   a recess portion located on the shaft formed on a portion of the shaft and extending around the complete circumference of the shaft which engages the protrusion of the hinged latch device when the shaft is inserted into the recess.