Modular Gun Cleaning Kit With Two-Part Couplings And Protective Padding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gun cleaning products are inadequate for completing all cleaning tasks, often requiring multiple products and potentially damaging firearm barrels due to lack of versatility and protective features.
Innovation Solution
A modular gun cleaning kit with a handle, elongate rod, cylindrical brush, and cylindrical wiping element, featuring two-part couplings for easy assembly and disassembly, and padding to prevent damage, allowing for single-tool cleaning and debris removal with copper bristles and polymeric fibers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate cleaning products are used to complete all cleaning tasks, then cleaning completeness is improved, but device complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cleaning functions (brushing, wiping, oiling) into a single integrated cleaning kit. The rod assembly can accept different cleaning elements (brushes, wipes, patches) and combines them with lubrication capability in one system, eliminating the need for multiple separate cleaning products.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning rod is designed as a universal platform that can perform multiple cleaning functions by attaching different elements. The same rod can be used with brushes for scrubbing, wipes for drying, and patches for oiling, making one tool capable of replacing multiple specialized cleaning products.
2Device complexity
If a non-padded elongate rod is used for cleaning, then structural simplicity is improved, but harmful factors increase due to potential barrel damage
Solution Approach 1:
The elongate rod is padded with a protective material (such as rubber or plastic) along its length to prevent damage to the firearm barrel. This cushioning is applied in advance to the rod surface, so that when the rod contacts the barrel during cleaning, it protects against scratching or damaging the bore surface while still allowing effective cleaning.
3Strength
If the handle is made from metal for strength, then structural strength is improved, but harmful factors increase due to potential damage to gun components
Solution Approach 1:
The handle assembly combines metal components for structural strength with polymeric protective elements for safety. The metal provides the necessary mechanical strength to handle the cleaning rod, while the polymeric element (bush or coating) prevents direct metal-to-metal contact that could damage sensitive firearm components like the chamber or barrel end.
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AI summary
A gun cleaning kit comprising a handle, an elongate rod, a cylindrical brush comprising radially outwardly projecting metal bristles and a cylindrical wiping element, wherein the handle defines a first part of a two-part coupling and a first end of the rod defines a second part of the two-part coupling such that the handle is capable of being detachably coupled to the first end of the rod via the first two-part coupling; a second end of the rod defines a first part of a second two-part coupling; and each of the cylindrical brush and cylindrical wiping element defines a second part of the second two-part coupling, such that the cylindrical brush and the cylindrical wiping element are each separately capable of being detachably coupled to the second end of the rod via the second two-part coupling.