Cleaning device with tail swab

Abstract

A cleaning device with tail swab having a plurality of soft elongated strips.

1 . A cleaning device with tail swab comprising:
 an elongated flexible leader member having a first end and a second end; and   a tail swab comprising a single continuous strip that is cut to form a plurality of strips that extend from opposite sides of a middle portion of the single continuous strip wherein the tail swab is attached to the second end of the leader member.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  further comprising a polymer material covering at least a portion of the tail swab and the second end of the leader member. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning device of  claim 2  wherein the polymer material comprises a heat shrink polymer tube member. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning device of  claim 2  wherein a separate polymer material also covers the first end of the leader member. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the single continuous strip is cut at opposite ends to form the plurality of strips which are separated by the middle portion of the single continuous strip. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein a width of the middle portion of the single continuous strip is smaller than a width of each of the plurality of strips. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein a length of the middle portion of the single continuous strip is smaller than a length of each of the plurality of strips. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the second end of the leader member comprises a hook member and the middle portion of the single continuous strip of the tail swab is positioned within the hook member of the leader member. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the leader member comprises a wire coated with a polymer. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the tail swab comprises at least one of a foam material and/or a microfiber material. 
     
     
         11 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of strips are at least 100 millimeters in length. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaning device of  claim 1  wherein the elongated leader member is at least one meter in length.