Abstract: A gas powered tool (70) comprising a housing (73) and a soldering tool element (72) releasably coupled to the housing (73). A latching element (105) pivotally mounted on a pivot pin (106) in the housing (73) is retained in a non-latching state (FIG. 26) by an abutment element (102) which is urgeable into the housing (73) by the soldering tool element (72) when the soldering tool element (72) is coupled to the housing (73). The latching element (105) is spring biased in the direction of the arrow E from the non-latching state to a latching state (FIG. 27) for latching a switching element (89) in a first state to in turn retain an isolating valve (86), which supplies fuel gas from a reservoir (78) in the housing (73) to the soldering tool element (72), in the isolating state. On decoupling of the soldering tool element (72) from the housing (73), the abutment element (102) is spring urged outwardly and disengages the latching element (105).

Abstract: A lighter device having a torch integrated within a handle having a top handle end and a bottom handle end, the torch having a fuel tank, an ignition means, and an ignition actuating means; the lighter device further having a closed flame system having a base portion associated with the top handle end, a neck portion having a plurality of holes and configured to house and partially enclose a flame ignited by the torch, and an attachment portion; the base portion, the neck portion and the attachment portion being in communication and defining a hollow interior space, and thus supplying air flow to the flame by allowing the air flow into the hollow interior space from the plurality of holes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lance (1) for a heating hand tool, comprising a nozzle (2) connected at a first of the ends (21) thereof to a handle (3), the nozzle (2) comprising an inlet (23) for combustible gas and a conductive wire (24) forming an electrode for the priming of a spark; characterized in that it further comprises a grid (25) arranged at a second end (22) of the nozzle (2) for holding a flame that ignites at the priming of the spark in a flow of combustible gas, the conductive wire (24) extending through said grid (25) and outside the nozzle (2), and in that it comprises a cup (4) for evacuating burned gas positioned at the second end (22), the evacuation cup (4) directing the hot burned gas so that that it remains out of contact with the nozzle (2).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a power capacitor including at least one capacitor element and equipment for carrying out the method. The capacitor element includes a roll of alternate dielectric films and electrode films. The roll has first and second end surfaces facing away from each other. The electrode films are connectably exposed. A solder tip is preheated in a pot with a preheated solder. The solder tip is coated with solder, whereupon at least one of the surfaces of the capacitor element is coated with solder by bringing the solder tip into contact with the end surface. The contact is brought to cease. At least one lead is fixed by soldering to the end surface.

Abstract: A gas flowrate control device for turning the flame adjustment wheel of a gas burner is disclosed to include a control wheel, which has an internal gear meshed with the flame adjustment wheel of the gas burner, a big gear surrounding the internal gear, and two small gears respectively formed integral with two sides of the big gear and surrounding the internal gear, and a handle, which has a grip and two arched clamping arms symmetrically extending from the grip and clamped on the control wheel, each arched clamping arm having two toothed arm positions respectively meshed with the two small gears of the control wheel and a crevice defined between the two arm portions for accommodating the big gear.

Abstract: A device for fastening a barrel of a gas operated soldering gun to a spout of a combustion chamber thereof is disclosed. The device comprises a cavity in a rear end of the barrel, a resilient clip disposed in the cavity, and a plurality of latched pieces on the clip, the latched pieces being disposed inside the clip. The spout can be fastened in the barrel by clinging the barrel to the spout as the latched pieces exert a strong, resilient force onto the spout. The invention can carry out a quick assembly or disassembly of the barrel and the spout and increase soldering efficiency and safety.

Abstract: A gas burner having synchronous ignition and gas supply functions includes a gas storing tank, a gas supply device, a housing, an ignition device, a retaining device, and a burning device. When a press button is pushed, the piezoelectric device is compressed so that a transverse rod is pushed by a push piece to cause a sliding piece and a driven piece to synchronously displace and a shaft spring to retract. The press button enters a wider portion of a lock-shaped hole via a narrower portion. A button spring stretches to cause the press button to be retained in the lock-shaped hole and extend from a piece hole. A gas nozzle is pulled out by a connecting groove for supply of fuel gas via the gas supply device to the burning device. Sparks generated by a lead wire ignites the fuel gas mixture.

Abstract: A soldering iron (1) comprises a soldering head (4) connected to a handle (2). A cylindrical catalytic element (20) located in a combustion chamber (8) converts gas to heat for heating a soldering tip (15). An electrode (40) located within the catalytic element (20) initially ignites a fuel gas/air mixture to burn in a flame (42) within the catalytic element (20) for raising the temperature of a downstream portion (50) of the catalytic element (20) to its ignition temperature. Heat from the downstream portion (50) raises an upstream portion (51) of the catalytic element (20) upstream of the flame (42) to its ignition temperature, which then commences to convert the fuel gas/air mixture to heat. This starves the flame (42) of fuel gas/air mixture, thus extinguishing the flame (42) so that the catalytic element (20) continues to convert fuel gas/air mixture to heat in a catalytic reaction.

Abstract: A cordless tool which includes a glue gun function and may include other functions includes a sleeve for receiving a stick of hot melt glue for sliding through the sleeve and a tip at the forward end of the sleeve for discharging the glue when melted. A butane heated gas burner heats the sleeve using gas permeable catalytic heater which surrounds or lies in intimate contact with the sleeve to communicate heat to the sleeve. The arrangement can be modified by closing off the catalytic heater for use to provide multi function.

Abstract: A control mechanism for gas welding guns including a control chamber disposed between a solder head at an upper end and a gas tank at a lower end for screwably connecting the solder head and assembly a connecting seat and a gas flow adjusting disk at an upper end of the gas tank. The control chamber is fitted with a control cover which may slidably coupled to a window opening defined by the control chamber and a plurality of shallow depressions on the outer surface of the control chamber. The inner side of the control cover is integrally provided with a clamp plate which is integrally provided with a base with two side hooks. The two facing walls of the window opening of the control chamber are respectively provided with bosses.

Abstract: A gas burned soldering tool provided with a swivel flame extinguisher controlled to extinguish open flame. The swivel flame extinguisher includes a fixed locating rod, a shaft, a control knob and a stopper respectively and perpendicularly extended from two opposite ends of the shaft, and a torsional spring mounted around the shaft, the control knob having a projecting rod, the torsional spring having one end connected to the projecting rod of the control knob and an opposite end fastened to the locating rod, the stopper being turned with the shaft by means of the control of the control knob between a first position where fuel gas is allowed to pass out of the gas nozzle and a second position wherein fuel gas is stopped from escaping out of the gas nozzle.

Abstract: A gas powered soldering tool (1) comprising a main body member (4) terminating in a soldering tip portion (8) has a combustion chamber (10) located therein. A gas catalytic combustion element (12) is located in the combustion chamber (10), and fuel gas is delivered into the combustion chamber (10) from a jet nozzle (15) and an air mixing venturi bore (17). A temperature responsive controller (28) for controlling the fuel gas supply to the jet nozzle (15) comprises a valve (39) having a valving member (58) which is operable by a permanent magnet (63) slidably located in a bore (64). A first member (70) of thermomagnetic material the Curie point of which is substantially similar to the temperature at which the main body member (4) is to be controlled is located at one end of the bore (64).

Abstract: A soldering tool (1) comprising a main housing (2) within which is located a fuel gas reservoir (4). A soldering body member (5) terminates in a rearwardly extending combustion chamber (11) within which is located a gas catalytic combustion element (14). A gas/air mixture is delivered through a jet outlet (21) where it is initially burnt with a flame in a flame combustion chamber (24) for raising the catalytic combustion element (14) to its ignition temperature. A piezoelectric ignition element (50) provides a spark across a spark gap (56) adjacent an electrode (55) for igniting the gas/air mixture to burn with a flame. An interrupt member (67) located downstream of a nozzle bore (28) temporarily interrupts the flow of fuel gas to the jet outlet (21) for extinguishing the flame after the catalytic combustion element (14) has been raised to its ignition temperature. A slidable actuator member (60) in the housing (2) sequentially operates the piezoelectric ignition element (50) and the interrupt member (67).

Abstract: The oxygen-fuel torch includes a torch body having fuel gas and oxygen conduits for conducting the respective gas to the torch head and therethrough to a torch tip. The torch tip is connected through an adaptor to the torch head and includes an elongated tip stem that is joined to an arcuately curved tip head. The tip head extends angularly through an angle of at least about 245 degrees and has three outlet orifices opening toward a common point to direct three flames to substantially surround tubing for soldering or otherwise heating. If three orifices are provided, the orifices are angularly spaced about 120 degrees from one another.

Abstract: A hand gas torch which includes a fuel gas tank having a gas outlet, gas flow rate control valve assembly mounted in the gas outlet of the fuel gas tank and controlled by a gas lever to open a fuel gas passage, a casing fastened to the fuel gas tank around the gas outlet, a flame nozzle assembly fastened to the casing at which fuel gas and air mixture is burned, a fuel gas nozzle assembly connected between the flame nozzle assembly and the gas flow rate control valve assembly, a piezoelectric device mounted in the casing and controlled to produce sparks at the flame nozzle assembly for burning fuel gas and air mixture, a press button depressed to trigger the piezoelectric device and to drive the gas lever in opening the gas flow rate control valve assembly, a rotary cap controlled to lock/unlock the press button, and a switch controlled to hold the gas flow rate control valve assembly in an open status.

Abstract: A gas torch having a body provided with a connected socket to install a gas-can thereof. A control device is connected to top of the body to control the supply and shutoff of the gas flow. The body is connected with a regulating device to ensure a complete vaporization of liquefied gas and keep the gas pressure constantly. The gas is directed to an injected orifice via a preset route within the body. The injected gas is well mixed within a burning nozzle and ignited by piezo electricity device. Those described components are enclosed by a housing. A branching rod and a baking tube such that the gas torch can be served as a baking device. The burning nozzle can be readily replaced with another type and different flame patterns can be attained.

Abstract: An improved heating torch including a barrel, a top mounting, a gas release device, a flame device and a casing unit. After assembly, by turning a switch button, the flow of fuel gas and initiation of a piezoelectric device to start ignition may be controlled. Two copper sheets which retain a regulating sponge therebetween regulate the pressure of fuel gas for maintaining a stable pressure. The reciprocating movement of a control core conceals or opens a connecting hole for regulating gas flow. A ring notch and a corresponding air vent controls the mixture of air and fuel gas. A front end of the heating torch may further be provided with a soldering-iron, and a base plate is provided on the bottom of the barrel for keeping the torch in a stable position.

Abstract: A soldering tool has a tip including a dispersing cylinder contained therein to disperse a gas stream and has a plurality of cooling fins at two sides of intermediate tubes. A hollow mixing tube has a needle hole disk surrounded by a plurality of air orifices to communicate with the inside, and a rotatable knurled knob for adjusting gas flow. A circular valve seal, made of elastic material has a radial shallow slot and a hollow valve seat body that is connected to a gas tank via a flexible tube.

Abstract: A gas powered heating tool comprises a handle and a head which comprises a soldering tool element. Gas from a reservoir in the handle is delivered through a gas supply pipe to a combustion chamber where it is converted to heat by a catalytic heating element for heating the tool element. A nozzle orifice in a nozzle delivers a jet of gas through the gas supply pipe. The gas supply pipe conducts heat from the combustion chamber to a heat transfer member which in turn conducts heat to the nozzle to prevent freezing of gas in the nozzle orifice. Heat is also conducted to gas supply control means in the handle to prevent gas freezing.

Abstract: A handy gas torch controlled by a valve control mechanism to eject gas into a combustion chamber inside a nozzle for burning, said valve control mechanism comprising a valve control sleeve having a bearing plate fastened therein, a gas tube inserted through said bearing plate, said gas tube having a valve attached thereto at the bottom and stopped at a valve port through which gas is discharged out of a gas tank, a screw nut screwed up with said gas tube at the top above said bearing plate, a guide member mounted on said screw nut at the top, and spring means constantly forcing said valve to stop at said valve port. Moving said valve control sleeve causes said valve to disconnect from said valve port for discharging gas out of said gas tank into said nozzle for combustion. Releasing upward pressure from said valve control sleeve causes said valve to stop said valve port again. Said nozzle comprises a combustion tube having a commutator fastened therein through which a very hot flame is produced for welding.

Abstract: A soldering tool comprises a cylindrical gas tank 10 which stores fuel gas and also encloses the greatest part of a switching and pressure regulating device. This device is composed of a rear barrel assembly 20 which contains a gas intake rod 25, a needle valve 311, gas filters, sealing or stopping rings and a gas inlet hole 314 through the valve stem wall, sealing or stopping rings, and a front barrel assembly 40 which is connected to the rear barrel assembly with a connector 42 provided with a further filter and a nozzle 426. Air inlet hole 314 provided in the side wall of the front barrel lets air mix with the gas flow just passing through the nozzle. The mixed fuel stream passes through a cooling fin assembly 50 and reaches the tool head which may have a catalytic heated soldering tip or a hot knife, or a torch. Through successive filtering, stopping, expanding and mixing, the fuel-air mixture of clean and well controlled pressure provides a desired quality and quantity for use with water.

Abstract: A gas soldering iron comprises a gas cylinder for storage of gas, a lower holder plate fixedly mounted on the gas cylinder at the top, which lower holder plate is connected with a T-shaped mechanism having set therein an elongated conduit tube and a movable tube to further match with a switching element, a gas jet cap, a spring and a revolving knob so as to control gas flow rate. The released gas from the cylinder through the T-shaped mechanism is further passing through a upper holder plate wherein the gas is mixed with the circulated air to further run through metal tubular element for producing a fire to heat the soldering head for performing soldering process.

Abstract: A gas heated tool such as a soldering iron has a refillable gas container (1) with an inlet valve (17, 18, 19) and an outlet valve (14) biassed mutually to the closed position by a spring (21) acting between them. The outer valve is opened by an operating member (31) which is connected to a diaphragm (30) forming part of a differential valve. This is controlled by a rotatable tube (39) with pins (43) engaging a profile on an axially movable cam member (38) which acts on the operating member (31) through a spring (37). The control tube (39) has its upper end apertured (57) to control the admission of air in accordance with its angle of rotation. Thus, the rotation of tube (39) simultaneously adjusts the differential valve to control the flow of gas from container (1), and adjusts the mixture by adjusting the air admitted. Gas passing up operating member (31) mixes with the air and is consumed in combustion head (4).

Abstract: A gas-fired heating device suitable for burning animal horns comprises a burner body and an external casing which is part of the burner body. A heating tip is heated by a flame in the burner body and the external casing is arranged and adapted to prevent flames escaping from the burner body and foreign bodies entering the burner body. The device is held by means of a handle which may be adapted to accommodate a replaceable gas storage reservoir.

Abstract: In a heating applicance with an induced-air catalytic burner, the catalytic burner comprises a refractory core having extending right through it axial conduits for the circulation of the combustible mixture, and dynamic braking means are provided in relation to the core, to make it possible to obtain at the outlet of the burner a speed profile making it possible to prime the ignition of the catalytic burner. A downstream flame heats the core until the catalytic burner is activated, at which moment the downstream flame disappears automatically.The invention applies to all types of heating applicance of the portable type, whatever their uses.

Abstract: The invention provides a portable soldering tool which eliminates the drawbacks such as unsteady heating and high fuel consumption of the conventional tools known heretofore. Essentially the soldering tool comprises a housing serving as a handle, wherein a gas tank, a gas duct with flow regulating means are housed. A tip assembly having a catalytic combustion element wrapped as the heating medium is connected to the front end of the housing, to be heated by the gas after it is mixed with air. An air-gas mixing chamber is provided at the end of the duct where the tip assembly is connected, the chamber being dome shaped and the flow regulator having dual assemblies including a needle valve and a nozzle both implemented with devices to retard the flow.

Abstract: A soldering tool comprising a soldering tip and a handle in which is housed a fuel gas reservoir. Gas is delivered from the reservoir through the handle to a permeable gas catalytic combustion element to heat the soldering tip. The catalytic element extends around a support member. Heat is conducted from the support member into the soldering portion of the tip.

Abstract: A portable solder iron includes a hollow barrel having a free tapered end; first and second burners positioned in a free tapered end; a burner having separate, independently controlled gas supply paths positioned in the barrel, the supply paths including first and second tubes, each tube having a free end; a single junction tube joining together the free ends of the first and second tubes, the junction tube having a free end adajcent the tapered free end of the barrel for heating the same; a fuel supply cartridge which supplies fuel to the first and second tubes and which controls the flow of fuel from the cartridge; an ignitor assembly for igniting the fuel escaping from the free end of said junction tube; a plunger which applies a force to the valve in response to user actuation, to start fuel flow; a regulator including a diaphragm which maintains a substantially constant flow rate of fuel to the first and second tubes; a valve stem through which the fuel travels from the cartridge to the second tubes; a b

Abstract: The specification describes a fuel powered soldering iron which includes a self-contained spark generating means. The spark generator, operated by a push-button switch on the body of the soldering iron, is activated in synchronism with a fuel-flow control valve. Thus, the soldering iron element, adapted to be heated by a combustor which burns in the presence of an air-fuel mixture, is made operational by activating the push-button switch.

Abstract: A heating iron utilizing the heat obtained through complete catalytic combustion of liquefied gas comprises a catalyst combustion chamber having an inner gas flow channel confined therein and in direct connection with a gas mixture generating means and a pre-heating zone disposed to the outer circumferential surface of the catalyst combustion chamber, in which the pre-heating zone is heated upon start of the catalytic combustion to heat the catalyst layer in the catalyst combustion chamber to a temperature sufficient for starting the catalytic oxidizing reaction in a flameless manner.

Abstract: In the heat processing apparatus, a combustible gas evaporated from a liquefied gas tank is mixed with air and supplied from a gas mixture supply means to a combustion chamber, where the gas mixture is subjected to complete and flameless combustion through the catalyst, and the combustion heat is conducted to the iron tip for use in the heat processing of a work. A gas flow channel with a reduced flow resistance is formed continuously through out the catalyst for decreasing the pressure loss in the gas mixture. Further, ignition ports at the inlet of the combustion chamber are provided with a shutter mechanism for closing the ports after the completion of the ignition. The improved structure of the gas flow channel and the shutter co-operate to attain more effective and stable combustion in a compact structure of the apparatus.

Abstract: A device for heating an article, especially a heat recoverable article, by means of a gas heating tool comprises an element which is preferably hollow and is heated by a flame from the tool, means for positioning the article within the element and a support for retaining the element on the heating tool. In use, a flame from the tool is directed on to the element and the article is heated over a major part of its surface by radiant heat emitted by the element.

Abstract: An igniting system for the burner of a portable gas appliance, e.g. a gas-fired soldering iron comprises a duct running from a mixing nozzle at which air is mixed with the gas, to the mouth from which a torch flame emerges. A chamber communicates with this tube for igniting the mixture ahead of the mouth. A piezoelectric spark generator is provided with an electrode in this chamber to generate the spark which ingites the gas mixture in the chamber and hence the tube.

Abstract: A heating method and apparatus which involves burning an air-gas mixture whose combustion is promoted by the action of two kinds of catalyzers to be converted to a high-temperature thermal energy for soldering, desoldering, cutting and other similar processes. A controlled amount of liquefied gas from a gas container is electrically ignited and burned by the catalysis action in a combustion chamber, and the converted flameless thermal energy is conducted through a heat conductor, concentrating a high-temperature heat on the tip of the conductor. The gas used usually includes liquefied hydrocarbons such as petroleum oil gas, natural gas, manufactured gas, propane gas and the like.

Abstract: A gas heated soldering iron comprises a soldering head having a chamber into which a gas/air mixture is fed by means of a bunsen tube to burn as a small, very hot flame. The chamber is surrounded by a flame suppression gauze which protects the flame and prevents any combustible gases outside the chamber being ignited. Gas is supplied to the bunsen tube from a fine jet to which the gas is fed at low pressure. The low pressure is regulated by a valve operating mechanism which cooperates with the depressible valve of a disposable gas canister to form a differential valve. The canister serves as a handle for the soldering iron, and is insulated from the soldering head.