Cotton swab guard

Abstract

A cotton swab with guard is disclosed. Example embodiments are directed to a cotton swab guard used to prevent or mitigate the effects of discharges when a cotton swab is used to apply a liquid to a hot surface or clean a hot surface. The example embodiments disclose a cotton swab guard comprising: a polygonal surface configured with a hole in the center of the polygonal surface, the diameter of the hole conforming to the diameter of a cotton swab shaft, the polygonal surface including a slit cut from a side of the polygonal surface to the center of the polygonal surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleaning device including:
 a shaft, said shaft including a first end, a second end and a central portion;   a swab of cotton disposed on the first end of the shaft;   a polygonal surface configured with a hole in the center of the polygonal surface, the diameter of the hole conforming to the diameter of the shaft, the polygonal surface including a slit cut from a side of the polygonal surface to the center of the polygonal surface,   wherein the polygonal surface is disposed with the hole disposed about the central portion of the shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the polygonal surface is fabricated from a material of a type from the group consisting of: card stock, rigid plastic, and a rigid material. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the diameter of the hole in the center of the polygonal surface is approximately 5/64 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the polygonal surface is a shape from the group consisting of: a circle, a square, a pentagon, a hexagon, and a polygon. 
     
     
         5 . A swab device including:
 a shaft, said shaft including a first end, a second end and a central portion;   a swab of cotton disposed about the first end of the shaft;   wherein a portion of the central portion includes an integrally formed raised portion extending from the shaft.   
     
     
         6 . The swab device of  claim 5  wherein the integrally formed raised portion extends out from the shaft to a distance greater than the diameter of the swab of cotton.